The Wagner's

Trying to Catch Up : 1, 2, & 3 months

2011-11-07T18:52:00.000-06:00

I am soooo far behind it's not even funny! I honestly don't know how people work, be a mom/dad, keep the house in order & cleaned up (yep, very behind on that too, lol!), AND blog on a somewhat frequent basis, let alone add in any time for hobbies! If anyone has a good way to fit all this in, PLEASE let me know! I come home with every intention of being 'productive' and somehow only manage to feed the little guy once or twice, spend a little time with Wyatt, and then it's time for bed. I haven't even gotten to read any of the blogs I follow since I started back to work in the middle of September. The only way I stay caught up on my email and facebook is the time I spend feeding Wyndon - not really much else I can do, lol! So, this post is probably going to be a little long, but I'll try to only hit the highlights :)

1 Month:

Sleeping was going a lot better - he was mostly waking up once a night. He did tease me with a few nights where he slept through the night right around this time. I think he was somewhere around 9 1/2 pounds since he was gaining about half a pound a week. I did manage to reread Babywise and really started following it and that is when he started waking up only one time at night. I can't believe how much bigger he already is from his 1, 2, & 3 week pictures!

We went to Arkansas for Labor Day and the rest of my family got to meet him. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

Nonna's boy

Our little family :)

Four Generations

Cousins

Uncle Mark & Aunt Cherrie

2 Months:

It seems like he grew quite a bit from 1 to 2 months. We went in for his two month checkup and to get shots. He weighed in at just under 13 pounds (12 lbs 15 oz) (75%) and was 23" long (50%). He was mostly wearing 0-3 month clothes and could still fit into a few newborn outfits. Size 1 diapers were a little too small (lots of blowouts, lol) but size 2's were a little big. I found a few boxes of the pampers prints on sale and they worked perfectly because they were size 1-2. He was eating 6 times a day. At about 5 1/2 weeks, he started sleeping through the night (yay!). Then around 7 weeks he started and has continued the longer stretches at night - like 10+ hours! I am so thankful for such an awesome little guy and that someone had the wisdom to write the Babywise book because it has helped tremendously! It is obvious how putting him on a schedule has allowed us to train him to sleep through the night, and I think made him happier and more secure.

Right at 2 months is when I had to go back to work :( I was so sad to have to leave him and be gone from him all day since I was pretty much around him 24/7 from the beginning. It really helped knowing he was staying with a really sweet lady from church (a HUGE answer to prayer), but still hard. I know I would completely LOVE being a stay at home mom, but it isn't feasible right now - if only we had one of those money trees..... lol! The transition wasn't as hard as I thought it might be, but I am so ready to hug, squeeze, & kiss my little guy at the end of the day! My first two weeks back were kind of light - I only had to work 4 days, so that made the transition a little easier. It was nice to get back up in the air and fly again. I did miss that part. I flew the Saturday right before I had him so it had been right at 2 months. I can't wait to take Wyndon flying for his first time! I hope he loves it as much as his daddy & mommy do!

3 Months:

Once again, it seems like he's grown alot! According to our scale, he weighs 15.2 pounds - that's just over 2 pounds in a month!!! He's mostly wearing 3 month clothes, some 3-6 month (depending on the brand) and size 2 diapers. He is still a really good sleeper and usually eats 5 times a day. He is holding his head up on his own and we've started putting him in the bumbo seat. He did NOT like it at first, but I think he's getting used to it now. He is a very happy baby (except for when it's time to eat or when he's sleepy) and has the sweetest smile! A lot of mornings he'll 'flirt' with me when I'm feeding him, lol! I think he likes having his picture taken because he's usually a little ham when I take his picture (that or he's laughing at his silly momma!). He has also gotten a lot more active with his arms and legs over the past month and really started baby talking the past couple of weeks. I can't wait to see what his little personality is going to be!

Wyndon has had a few more 'firsts' this month. He went to Texas for his first time and finally got to met Grandpa Rick (Oct. 14, 2011)! On our way down Friday evening, I was sitting in the back feeding Wyndon a bottle when he had his first carseat blowout. Luckily there was a Sonic at the next light, so we pulled in and commenced with the cleanup. When I took him out of his carseat, it got on me and of course the dogs were trying to see what was going on so it was a little crazy for a few minutes. We finally managed to get him, his carseat, and me cleaned up! Then we were back on our way. We got to Wyatt's grandmother's house shortly after 10, so I fed Wyndon again and then had Wyatt watch him/get him ready for bed while I got myself ready for bed. I captured this little video of Wyndon 'talking' to Wyatt. This was the first time that he really 'carried on a conversation'!

The other 'first' was going to a pumkin patch (Oct 16, 2011). It was pretty hot and Wyndon was sleepy, so we didn't stay very long. We did get some cute pictures though:

I can't believe our little guy is already 3 months old! We can't wait to see him grow and watch him learn new things!

40/1, 2, & 3 Weeks

2011-08-18T16:02:00.000-05:00

Ok, I am so far behind I am going to combine the weekly posts into one so I can hopefully get caught up.

First, here's my 40 week photo:

I thought it'd be fun to take one last picture in the blue tank to serve as kind of an 'ending' to the weekly pictures. It and my jeans were definitely a lot looser than the last time I had them on, lol! :)

Now, onto the little guy. I plan to do a weekly picture for the first 4 weeks and then I'll do monthly ones.

1 Week:

We spent most of the first week in the hospital (he was born on Thursday, July 21st and we didn't go home until Monday, July 25th). He lost almost a pound during our hospital stay, so when we got to go home he was down to 7lbs 7oz. The pediatrician wanted us to come by for a weight check 2 days later on Wednesday. He was already up to 7lbs 14 oz, so they weren't worried about if he was getting enough to eat, lol!

The first few nights were really tough. I was exhausted still from the c-section, and I was also the only one who could feed him. My mom stayed the first night we were home and I knew she needed to get her rest, so I was also trying to keep Wyndon as quiet as possible so he didn't disturb her or Wyatt too much. I just remember being so tired/exhausted/drained that I'd fall asleep crying (I wasn't sad or upset or anything, that's just the way I release it, I guess). After a couple of days and nights, I kinda started figuring out his mannerisms and could soothe him better. He was on a pretty good eating schedule - eating every 3 hours. It takes him about an hour to eat (including diaper change, burping, and of course some falling asleep). So, I was getting 2 hours of sleep or less each stretch. Even though that first week was really tough, it was worth it. I am SO in love with our little guy!

2 Weeks:

The second week went a little better than the first, but I was still feeling pretty sleep deprived. I borrowed a pump from my aunt, but we were waiting on the new tubing to come in, so we bought a little manual pump. It took FOREVER to get about 1.5 ounces! I remember one night Wyatt let me sleep & he fed Wyndon that little bit that I pumped. I felt soooo much better after that little extra sleep! But I definitely needed to feed Wyndon or pump when I woke up, lol! I wanted to see how much he weighed, so I weighed myself and then weighed again holding Wyndon. He was up to 8.8lbs! I felt like I was starting to kinda get the hang of this whole 'mom' stuff, but still have a lot to figure out. All I know is that I love this little guy more and more each day! I look at him and can't believe he is mine or that I am a mom! It seems so weird to me to have a little guy that is completely dependant on me. I remember dreaming about being a mom when I was a little girl and what I thought it'd be like. Although it is tough at times and I am so tired all the time, it is soooo worth it. I love being a mom!

3 Weeks:

And here are a few more (just cause he's so cute!)

I can't believe Wyndon is already 3 weeks! I feel like I'm getting to know him a lot better and have a better idea of what is wrong when he starts crying. There are still times that I have no idea what is wrong with him and I'm pretty sure I'll never always know just what he is wanting/needing. He had his first doctor's appointment on Thursday, August 11th. His weight was 9lbs 2.5oz. and his length was 21 inches. The doctor said most babies gain about an ounce a day, so he actually gained more than that! He is definitely good at eating! During the day, he eats about every 3 hours (sometimes he is ready to eat after about 2-2 1/2 hours). At night, he'll usually go 4 hours after his last evening feeding and then 3 hours. A couple of nights, he went 4 hours between both feedings, so I actually got 2 stretches of 3 hours of sleep. It's amazing how much better that 1 extra hour made me feel! Hopefully he'll start doing that more often, lol! If anyone has any recommendations on how to get him to sleep longer at night, I'd be glad to hear them. I did read Babywise, but I need to reread it. I know that I'm going to be going back to work in a couple of weeks, and I definitely need to be able to get more sleep.

There were a couple of 'firsts' for Wyndon this week. He had his first visit to Arkansas. We went over on Friday night and he had his first backseat feeding, lol! It took us a little longer than planned to get gone after I fed him, so he was hungry by the time we got into the edge of Tontitown. So, we pulled over at a gas station and I climbed in the backseat. I fed him about half of what I normally would and then continued on to my parents house. This picture is 4 generations:

My dad, me, my grandmother, and Wyndon

Saturday morning we went and had some newborn pictures taken. They turned out sooo good! Here are a few of my favorites:

Thanks Becke', we LOVE them!

We came back home Saturday night to no electricity. We were locked out of our house and were fortunate enough to be able to go stay with a couple from church. Then, Wyndon went to church for the first time on Sunday, August 7th. We planned to go to Sunday School and church, but we didn't make it on time for Sunday School. Note to self: it takes A LOT longer to get around with a baby, lol! I've managed to shorten my getting ready process, but now I've got another person to get ready.

As for me, I'm doing pretty good. My outer incision is healing nicely and doesn't really hurt, but my inner incisions are still pretty sore and I can tell when I've 'overdone it'. I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight at about 2 1/2 weeks! I am still a slightly different shape though, lol. Each week, I've had a little more energy and felt like doing a little more (along with figuring out how to do stuff while taking care of Wyndon). It's sad that I only have 2 weeks left before I have to go back to work :( We had someone lined up to take care of Wyndon during the day, but her & her husband have been chosen to adopt a baby. We are so happy and excited for them! So, she will watch him for September, but we'll need to find someone starting in October. If anyone knows of anyone, please let us know and pray with us that we can find someone so we don't have to go the daycare route.

Hopefully, I can stay on top of things a little better and it won't be so long until my next post. Sorry this one was so long... I hope everyone has a great rest of the week (tomorrow is Friday, yay!) and weekend!

Wyndon's Arrival

2011-08-04T21:38:00.001-05:00

Sorry, this is a pretty long post - I tried to keep track of what happened when so that I could document all the details.

Last Wednesday started just like any other day. I got up and got myself around. I needed to go by my doctor's office to pick up some forms they filled out and then I was going to have lunch with an old friend. When I got in the car, I just felt more scrunched than normal and actually had to recline my seat some. As the day progressed, I just felt uncomfortable. We went to church like normal Wednesday night and then we went to Braum's with two other couples for ice cream. I called my mom on the way home and was telling her that I just felt uncomfortable. After we got home, I was changing and thought that maybe my water had broken. It wasn't a huge gush, but several smallish trickles. It was about 9:45. I called my mom to ask her about it and she didn't know. We decided that I should call the doctor. I called and left a message for the doctor on call and it turns out it was my doctor. She called me back about 10:20 and said that I should come in to be checked because that's the only way to know for sure.

I got myself ready to go and put my last minute items in my hospital bag. Meanwhile, Wyatt decided to clean the kitchen and straighten up the house just in case we stayed at the hospital. I wasn't in a huge rush to get there but I did start having contractions around 10. I gave Wyatt a hard time that I was going to have the baby at home, lol! Here's me right before we left:

We finally left for the hospital at about 11:30. We got a block away and Wyatt realized he left his phone. We turned around and came back to get it. We left the second time and got a few more blocks and couldn't remember if we put the garage door down. So, we turned around and came back again. It was down. So we headed for the hospital a third time!

On the way, we stopped at a QT for gas and Wyatt wanted to get a snack. We went a few miles down the road and I realized I had to go to the bathroom really bad and couldn't wait until we got to the hospital. We were coming up on a McDonald's so we decided to stop there. I was also going to get some fries while we were there since I knew I couldn't eat once we got to the hospital. Well, I got out and went up to the door and wouldn't-ya-know-it, the lobby closed at 11! There were several cars in the drive thru, but I had to go so bad I didn't want to wait in line for some fries (I was wishing I had later). So we went on down the road and stopped at the next QT we came to (which was only a little over a mile away from the hospital - but I really couldn't wait!) We finally arrived at the hospital at midnight and figured out where we were supposed to go.

They got me checked in and took me back to one of the Labor & Delivery Rooms. I put on the little gown and she checked me at 12:35 and I was already dilated to a 4 and 90%. She said my water hadn't broken but that they were going to keep me. They hooked me up to a monitor to measure my contractions and also the fetal monitor. I had decided that I would go as long as I could without any pain medication.

I started having pretty strong contractions and the nurse checked me again at 3:45. I was still at a 4, so I figured I was in for a long labor and decided to go ahead and get the epidural. I requested it at 4:15 and got it at 4:40. Talk about relief! It was so much better! The nurse came back to check me at 5 and my water broke right as she was checking me. I was now a 6-7. I was pretty happy to have progressed that much. Now it was time to rest a bit. This was all Wyatt had for a 'bed'

The next time I was checked was at 6:45 and I was still a 6-7. The shift change was at 7 and my new nurse's name was Libbie - I thought that was kinda cool. I noticed that I was starting to feel the contractions again in my back and abdomen around 7:45. I told the nurse that my epidural was wearing off and they gave me some more medicine at 8:05, but that didn't do anything. The anesthesiologist came in and repositioned the epidural at 9:50, which involved them pulling all the tape off my back and applying more tape. That didn't do anything to the pain either, so they came in and gave me a new epidural at 10:30, which once again involved pulling all the tape off and applying more. Luckily that new epidural lasted the remainder of the time. Needless to say, I'm pretty sure my back was completely hairless after them pulling all that tape off a total of 3 times! I remember saying I received a free back wax as they were pulling the tape off the last time.

The next time they checked me was at 12 and I was an 8. They checked me again at 2:10 and I was barely a 9. I was still barely a 9 at 3:30. At that point, the nurse was worried about Wyndon because his heart rate would drop with each contraction and she wasn't sure he'd do well once it was time to push/deliver him. Also, I wasn't progressing as quickly as I should have been. I was so ready to be done, tired of laying in the same position, and very, very HUNGRY! So, we made the call that it'd probably be best to do a c-section. We just had to wait on the doctor to come and check me out. She finally got there at 5:30. She could tell that he was pretty big because he was all the way up to my rib cage and agreed that a c-section would be best. They got everything ready and took me back. After they got me all prepped, they let Wyatt come in. Here's a pic of him in his scrubs:

After they made the initial cut, I realized I could feel what they were doing. Talk about some serious pain! It was indescribable! Wyndon was born at 6:05. They took him off to be cleaned and Wyatt went with them.

He was 8lbs 6oz and 20.5" long

I guess they gave me a shot of morphine right after that because the next thing I remember was waking up and them being done and getting ready to take me back to my room. I got back in the room at 7 and got to see & hold Wyndon shortly thereafter.

Wyatt had already told me that he had my eyelashes, chin, and toes. Then they moved me to a regular room at 9:15. I finally got to nurse him for the first time at 10:50. He knew exactly what to do, lol!

Wyatt and I were in love with our little guy immediately. Here are a few pictures from his first couple of days. I'm sure most of you have already seen all the pics on facebook. Enjoy :-)

I can't believe he's already 2 weeks old today! I have a 1 week post to do and now a 2 week post, so hopefully I can start getting caught up!

39 Weeks

2011-07-30T22:13:00.001-05:00

*I will be doing a post on Wyndon and the story of his arrival - along with pictures - in the next couple of days, but I have to get this one done first.... I prefer things to be in order ;) Also, a huge thank-you to my sister for the awesome new blog design. Thanks Cherrie!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 39 weeks

Size of Baby W: Mini Watermelon (about 20 inches & 7.25 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 27 pounds (Yikes! Up 4 lbs in 1 week!)

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; it seems like he is doing mostly rolling around with very few kicks/punches. He has definitely dropped and sometimes I feel like I can't sit up straight because it feels like I'm squishing something, lol

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach and sleeping through the night

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza, & Coke

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; indigestion; low back pain; getting out of breath easier; my ankles (mostly my left one) have started swelling at the end of the day or when I get hot; and overall discomfort (yes, the list keeps getting longer!)

Best Moment This Week: Getting excited about our little man's arrival in 1 week or less!

To be quite honest, I can't remember much about this week.... We've had a little 'excitement' since then :) We were supposed to have our weekly appointment on Thursday morning, July 21, but Wyndon decided to start his arrival process Wednesday night. I was going to wait until after the appointment to write this post so I could give any progress update there may be. As the week progressed, I just remember being more and more uncomfortable. Also, I gained 4 pounds in one week! That is the most I've gained in a week throughout the whole pregnancy. I don't usually get hung up on weight, but I was a little shocked to see that number on the scale. I actually thought the scale was broken so I weighed myself again, lol! I was a little worried what I might gain the next week, lol!

Here's my mid-week/ 38 1/2 week photo:

I know this was a short post and most of you are more interested in Wyndon's arrival, but I wanted to make sure I didn't forget to post my 39 week info. Hopefully I'll be able to get caught up on posts in the next few days. In the meantime, here's a little tease ;)

He's Here!

2011-07-25T19:09:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone! It's Cari, I'm just doing a little post for Libby since, she's hopefully on her way home from the hospital as I type this. Wyndon was born on Thursday, July 21 a little after 6pm. He was 8lbs and 6oz. 20.5 inches long. He is a big and beautiful, little man with chubby cheeks and I'll let Libby tell you more about him in a few days. She's still a little sore from her c-section and they want to get settled in at home and then she'll be back to tell you more and share some great photos they've taken.
In the meantime enjoy her new header!

Friend Shower

2011-07-20T15:50:00.000-05:00

The next shower I had was a friends shower. My 2 bestest friends hosted it on June 11th in Arkansas at a restaurant called Noodles. Here are some of the picture highlights from it:

Miranda, Me, & Stephanie

My friend Jennifer who drove over from Tulsa for the shower. I'm so glad she got to come!

Wyatt's mom was so nice to send a huge box of gifts to my mother's house for her to bring to my friend shower. I think there were like 11 individually wrapped gifts, so I know she is so excited about her first grandbaby! She got us/Wyndon some super cute things! I don't think there are pictures of everything, but I'll post pictures of my favorites:

Super cute outfits - with airplanes on them :)

This is peel and stick vinyl chalkboard things in the shape of airplanes. I can't wait to put these on his walls when he gets a little older!

This is a hooded towel - love the colors & the 'W' on it!

Miranda made me these monogram burp cloths - they're almost too pretty to use!

Basket full of goodies from Steph

And she made me this cute diaper cake!

I got several other wonderful gifts and am so blessed to have such amazing friends!

Church Shower

2011-07-19T17:04:00.000-05:00

It's terrible I'm just now getting around to posting these, but here is the first shower.

Three awesome girls from church - Sara, Elizabeth, and Tracy - threw me a wonderful shower. We had a little difficulty initially trying to figure out what date to do it, but we finally got it planned for June 9th. It also worked out for my mom to come and go to it with me. Here are a few pictures from it :)

Sara made these cupcakes and they were absolutely delicious!!

This was the first monogram gift I received.

Gift from Sara and her mother-in-law - isn't the little robe & slippers sooo cute?!

Adorable bib Wyatt's mom sent for me to open at the shower. It says "His little lamb" with "The Lord is my shepherd... Psalm 23" on the back. I love it!

Me with mom and the quilt she made to go with the bedding

I received so many great gifts and am so thankful for the generosity of all the ladies from church! I was kicking myself after we left because I didn't get a picture with the ladies' who hosted it, but here is a picture of Elizabeth (to the left of my mom)

and Tracy (also on the left)

and Sara was the one taking pictures so unfortunately there isn't one of her.

Thanks again everyone!

38 Weeks - Full Term!

2011-07-14T18:58:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 38 weeks

Size of Baby W: Leek (about 19.75 inches & 6.8 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 23.5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach and sleeping through the night

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza, Coke & Sno Cones

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; indigestion; low back pain; getting out of breath easier; and my ankles (mostly my left one) have started swelling at the end of the day or when I get hot (yes, the list keeps getting longer!)

Best Moment This Week: Thinking that I might be going into labor Sunday night; a little disappointed that it wasn't, but was kinda exciting at the time.

We had our weekly appointment this morning. I was looking forward to finding out if any progress was happening. I had some pretty consistent contractions Sunday afternoon and evening and then again on Monday so I thought for sure something was going on. Well, she checked me this morning and nothing! Still closed... :( I know I'm not technically due for 2 weeks, but I was a little disappointed. I really wouldn't mind (and kinda want) to have him a little early, especially since I think he's going to be a pretty big baby. So, if anyone has any tips/tricks to get things started, I'd like to hear them :)

We had a very productive afternoon Sunday. We exchanged a duplicate gift for our baby monitor and picked out the outfit to bring Wyndon home in. Then we got our grocery shopping done, which also included some other items we needed to be ready for Wyndon. After we got home, we got to work trying to get things cleaned up and organized so that when our families come they'll actually be able to get in our house. I also got my hospital bag pack, minus all my last minute stuff, so that is a bit of a relief. Throughout the afternoon I started having some belly tightening/contractions. They weren't painful but some made me pause and walk a little slower. I started watching the time and noticed they were every 6 minutes. After we got home they started getting a little more frequent and a little longer - 4-6 minutes apart and 1-2 minutes in duration. I decided to call and see if I should go in to get checked. I called and the doctor on call wasn't my doctor. He called me back and after getting all my info he said I could come in to be checked and they'd give me something to stop labor if I was going into labor. I was a little shocked by that and didn't necessarily agree with it. So, I decided to stay home and let things progress if they were and wait as long as possible to go in. Well, they never got any closer, longer, or more intense so I just decided that I'd go to bed. If I happened to wake up in the middle of the night, then it'd just be that much more exciting/crazy, lol!

Monday afternoon and evening I started having some more of the contractions, but more kinda crampy feeling. Once again, it never really got more intense. Off and on since then I've had some contractions and stuff, but apparently those were all just Braxton Hicks since they didn't do anything. So, hopefully when I go back next week there will actually be something happening.

I told Wyatt that we really need to get the car seat installed in the car so it's ready to go when the time comes. His family got us our travel system, which has still been in the box in our garage. So, last night he pulled it all out. We got the stroller put together and learned how to operate everything. It was dark outside so I figured it'd be easier to do the car seat in the daylight. So I think we'll try to do that tonight maybe. I love the design that we picked out. We went with something gender neutral so we can use it again in the future. Here's a picture of it:

I feel like we are pretty much ready for Wyndon to get here. I'm sure I'll think of a few other things that need done, but I'm pretty sure the 'big' stuff is done.

Here's my mid-week/ 37 1/2 week photo:

I have a few days off work, so I plan to do some crafting while I have time and finish tying up any loose ends. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

37 Weeks

2011-07-09T21:37:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 37 weeks

Size of Baby W: Swiss Chard (about 19.25 inches & 6.3 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 23 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; it seems like he is doing mostly rolling around with very few kicks/punches. He's also had the hiccups several times. I think he has dropped a little, so I'm feeling a lot of movement really low.

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach and sleeping through the night

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza & Sno Cones

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; indigestion; low back pain; getting out of breath easier; and my ankles (mostly my left one) have started swelling at the end of the day or when I get hot (yes, the list keeps getting longer!)

Best Moment This Week: Noticing that he has dropped and realizing we are so close to meeting him!

We went to the doctor for our weekly appointment on Thursday morning. We were in and out in less than an hour, which I'm pretty sure is a record, lol! We got to hear his heartbeat again and she said everything looked & sounded good. She also pointed out that she thought he had dropped, which would explain my more frequent middle-of-the-night-bathroom-trips and some tingling in my left leg. On Tuesday night, I woke up every 2 hours and then again on Wednesday night. I suppose mother nature is getting me ready for Wyndon, lol. I really needed a good night's sleep on Thursday night, so I prayed I'd get one and I did - I think I only got up 1 time! Anyways, back to the appointment.... She said she'd give me a choice this week on if I wanted her to check me or not, but next week she definitely will. I said I'd like her to (I'm very curious to see if anything is happening) and that's what she said - that she'd be curious too. My cervix was still closed and soft, but had moved to the back a little. She said it does that right before it moves back forward and starts opening. So, we will see this week if it has started opening.

Did you notice my new blog design? My wonderful sister was nice enough to design me a new background and header. I LOVE how it turned out! She kept asking me for some recent pictures of Wyatt and I, but we hardly ever have pictures taken. The most recent ones we had were the family pictures we had done in November. She suggested having someone at church take a picture of us Sunday. I felt a little awkward asking someone, so after we got home Wyatt set the camera up on the tripod. He has a little remote for the camera but it was only working some of the times. About half of the pictures have him trying to get the little remote thingy to work, lol! We also were able to get a couple with the dogs. I emailed them to her and told her to let her creative juices flow, lol! She did a great job! Thanks Cherrie!

I feel like I have so much I need to get done - finish thank-you's, get the blogs on the showers written, finish organizing the nursery, pack my hospital bag, regular housework, etc. Hopefully, I can mark several things off the list this week. I just keep saying that I can't believe we are so close to Wyndon being here! And if I think about the fact that I was 2 weeks early & a friend of mine recently had her baby 2 weeks early, we are even closer! Crazy!

Here's my mid-week/ 36 1/2 week photo:

Since Sunday was July 3rd, I decided to be a little patriotic & wear my red dress :)

Today, some friends of ours took some maternity pictures for me. When I was first pregnant, I definitely wanted to have some done. As time went by, it kinda got put on the back burner with everything else going on. Then I realized last week I wasn't going to be pregnant for much longer and I had better get them done (and soon!) if I was going to do them! Luckily my friend was available this morning to do them. I know we got some really cute shots, so I can't wait to see them! I'll be sure and post them when I get them.

I hope everyone has a great weekend (what's left) and try to stay cool!

36 Weeks - Only 4ish Weeks Left!!!

2011-07-02T12:29:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Size of Baby W: Crenshaw Melon (about 18.75 inches & 5.75 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 21 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; it seems like he is doing mostly rolling around with very few kicks/punches. He's also had the hiccups several times

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach and not getting out of breath putting on my shoes, lol

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza, Ice Cream & Sno Cones

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; indigestion; low back pain; and getting out of breath easier (yes, the list keeps getting longer!)

Best Moment This Week: Hearing his heartbeat again and realizing this is the month we will probably meet him!

So we had our appointment this morning and now we will go every week! I can't believe it is already July.... and he's due in July!!! It really seems like the time has flown by! We are ready, for the most part anyways. There are a couple of little things we want to get taken care of, but otherwise I think we're as ready as we're ever going to be! Everything looked well today and thankfully they didn't say anymore about me needing to drink more water! The last 2 appointments, they've told me I need to drink more water. I'm not sure how much more I can drink unless I want to just sit on the toilet all day, lol! I have been having to go about once an hour, which is sometimes difficult while I'm flying. She did check me today and said that my cervix is still closed but very soft, so there's at least a little going on. I also preregistered for the epidural today (I haven't decided if I'm actually going to get one or not, but you have to sign up for it just in case you decide you want it).

I am still flying, believe it or not! My original thinking was that I was going to stop flying at the beginning of June. Well, obviously that didn't happen since it is now July, lol! The only part that is starting to bother me is the extreme heat. We've been over 100 the past couple of days here, so it'll tire you out pretty quickly (I'm hot natured anyways, so that doesn't help either). It is also starting to get a little more difficult to maneuver myself into & out of some of the airplanes. At this point, I'm just taking it week by week and I think I'll know when it's time to stop. I do have one student who told me he thinks it'd be exciting if I went into labor while we were flying (he thought it'd be cool to declare an emergency for his instructor going into labor). I told him if that happens I'd try to make sure he was the lucky student, lol! Although, I don't plan on that happening (& hope it doesn't)!

Here is my mid-week/ 35 1/2 week photo:

I am really looking forward to the 3 day weekend! There's a lot I need to get done around the house- some cleaning and putting away more baby stuff, as well as just relaxing and taking it easy. It's hard to believe this is going to be the last holdiay that it is just the 2 of us! I hope everyone has a safe & Happy Fourth of July!!!

35 Weeks

2011-07-01T16:14:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 35 weeks

Size of Baby W: Honeydew melon (about 18 inches & 5.25 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 19.5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; it seems like he is doing mostly rolling around with very few kicks/punches. He's also had the hiccups several times

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach and not getting out of breath putting on my shoes, lol

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza, & Sno Cones

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Best Moment This Week: Watching my belly move a lot

This post is waaaaay overdue! We have been so busy the last couple of weeks! For the past 3 weekends, we have been in AR - for baby showers, a wedding, and we had a little overnight trip with our Sunday School class. Last week, we went over on Friday morning so I could spend some time with my sister. We had a family shower on Saturday morning and my sister (& brother-in-law & niece) had to leave right after lunch on Saturday. I plan to do a post for each of the showers we've had, so hopefully I can get caught up on those within the next week or so.

There really isn't much to report on the pregnancy for this week. I am feeling good for the most part. I do get out of breath and tired easily so I've just been trying to take it a little easier than normal. I can't believe how close we are to meeting this little guy! I'm really excited to see him and hold him, just not really looking forward to the 'getting him out' part, lol!

Here's my mid-week/ 34 1/2 week photo:

One last thing I have to share with you 'cause it's just so cute... Wyatt's aunt sent us (Wyndon) another package last week with a gift to take to the family shower as well as this little guy:

Isn't he adorable?!?! He is the Royal Engagement Commemorative Teddy Bear from the Great British Teddy Bear Company and is wearing Prince William's flight uniform - so fitting since we're both pilots! I can't wait to get a little clear box/container to display him in and put him on the bookshelf in Wyndon's room. Thanks Auntie Nette!

Check back tomorrow for the 36 week post - including the latest from our appointment today :)

34 Weeks

2011-06-19T20:58:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 34 weeks

Size of Baby W: Cantaloupe (about 17.75 inches & 4.75 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 19 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; it seems like he is doing mostly rolling around with very few kicks/punches. He's also had the hiccups several times

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Chocolate & Coke

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Best Moment This Week: Getting to hear his heartbeat again

We had our 2 week appointment on Friday. We go back in 2 weeks and then it will be every week. WOW! I can't believe we are that close to the end! The appointment went really and she said things were looking really good. She did tell me that I need to be drinking more water - to the tune of 5 bottles a day! That's a lot of water! I've already been drinking 2 1/2 to 3 and have to go to the bathroom just about once an hour. I can only imagine how frequently I'll need to go if I drink 5 bottles. I'm not sure I'd make it through a flight if I do that. So, I'm going to drink as much as I can while I'm on the ground and limit my intake a little before flights. I think I had about 4 to 4 1/2 bottles on Friday and I had to go all.the.time! She also told me that I should probably fit in another meal during the day, possibly even 2. I've still been eating about the same portion size for meals, but my snacks in between have gotten a little bigger. I'll have to make sure and start packing 2 lunches I guess, lol!

There's not much else to report on. We've just been doing our normal day to day stuff - work, sleep, & eat. I do have to go in the nursery and just look at it at least once a day, lol. I absolutely love the way it turned out and it is definitely my favorite room in the house!

Here's my mid-week/ 33 1/2 week photo:

We've had a busy weekend - our Sunday school class went on an overnight trip Friday evening through Saturday afternoon - so I'm going to keep this post short. I do have pictures to post from my showers and also this past weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to get those posts done in the next couple of days. I hope everyone had a great weekend and Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there!

~Before (Office) & After (Nursery)~

2011-06-13T21:17:00.001-05:00

Ok, what you've all been waiting for...... pictures of the mostly finished nursery!!! We don't have anything on the walls yet and I'm still working on the bookshelf & finishing touches on the table, but this is what we have so far. A huge thank you to my wonderful mother who made the bedding and my awesome hubby for the hard work he did on painting the walls!

Here is the office before:

~Please ignore the clutteredness (is that a word?!?) of the bookshelf & closet

~And yes, that is a golfing Santa on the top shelf (he's been there for a couple of years...)

And the nursery after pictures:

I feel so much better now that it is mostly done. I absolutely LOVE the way it turned out and can't wait to put little Wyndon in there!

33 Weeks

2011-06-11T20:31:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 33 weeks

Size of Baby W: Pineapple (about 17 inches & 4.25 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 18.5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly maternity clothes, some normal tops & skirts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day, but most active in the evenings & I can feel more of his movements, rather than just kicking

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Pizza & Coke

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Best Moment This Week: Getting the nursery done! (still have a little organizing to go, but it's pretty much finished, yay!)

There isn't really much new to report on this week, except that I feel like my belly gets bigger each day. I look in the mirror and think, "I'm pretty sure I (actually Wyndon) grew overnight!" lol! I also saw a new second digit on the scale that I've never seen before... I know with this whole pregnancy thing it is normal to gain weight, but it is so weird to look at the scale and see such a large number. It almost doesn't really feel like I've gained that much, other than the increasing difficulty in reaching my feet or getting out of breath so much easier, lol.

This week we (technically Wyatt) have just been trying to get the painting in the nursery finished because my mom was bringing over the crib and changing table Thursday. I am so happy with how it turned out! I just going in there and look at it and feel how smooth the walls are. I am going to do a separate post on the before (office) and after (nursery) once we take some pictures of the nursery (hopefully in the next couple of days). In the meantime, here is a picture I took of the finished walls:

I must say, my husband did an excellent job, especially since this was his first time!

I had my first shower Thursday evening and my second today. That will also be a separate post (I have to get the pictures first). We are so thankful for all the wonderful gifts we have gotten!

Oh, I almost forgot my mid-week/ 32 1/2 week pic:

I hope everyone has a good weekend and don't forget to check back for the finished nursery post!

32 Weeks

2011-06-04T18:07:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of Baby W: Large Jicama (about 16.7 inches & 3.75 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 17 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly normal tops & dresses; maternity pants & shorts

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day, but most active in the evenings & I can feel more of his movements, rather than just kicking

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Ice cream, Snow Cones & Coke

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Best Moment This Week: The first coat of 'paint' in the nursery is done and second coat is started! Can't wait to see it finished!!!

We had our 32 week appointment on Wednesday. The nurse said I didn't gain any weight, but I know I did! I told her my scales at home said I had and I noticed when we were there 2 weeks ago that their scale was off (it wasn't on zero with nothing on it) so I'm sure that skewed my weight from that visit. We got to hear his heartbeat again :) and she said everything sounded just perfect. We go back in 2 weeks and then it will be every week! Where has the time gone?!? I keep thinking, "This is June and I'm due in July.... oh-my-goodness!" Lol!

The doctor did think I might have or be getting a bladder infection, so she went ahead and wrote me a prescription and send me down to the lab to give a sample. I had already squeezed out what I could to give my doctor's office a sample, so I was thinking there's no way I can give another right now! I told Wyatt he could go ahead and go to work 'cause I was going to have to drink some water before I could pee again. It's a good thing he didn't wait on me because I think it was like 30-45 minutes until I felt like I could go! While I was waiting & drinking the bottle of water the lab lady gave me, she actually called thinking I had left my insurance card. I told her that I was still there... lol! When I finally felt like I could go, I went back and of course missed the cup with part of it. It was pretty sad how little was in the cup, but my doctor had told me they didn't need much of a sample. So, I put it in the little door thing and hoped it was enough!

I worked on Saturday (one of the last for a while!) and Wyatt got started taking everything out of the office so we can turn it into the nursery. He got the primer done and then we went to Lowe's to get the 'paint' Saturday evening. We were both so excited to see how it was going to look that he went ahead and started the first coat when we got home. He was only able to get one of the small walls done, but I was already happy with our decision on the 'paint'. Over the next few days, he got the rest of the first coat done. Thursday evening he got that same little wall's second coat on and I CAN'T wait to see how it looks when it's completely finished!!!

For Memorial Day, we went over to our friend's house. There were 3 other couples there as well and everyone brought their own meat to grill. We had a fun time visiting and hanging out. It was kinda funny because each couple had a baby - there were actually 2 of us pregnant too! I think everyone was not looking forward to having to go to work on Tuesday though.

Here's my mid-week/31 1/2 week picture:

Other than having a short, busy week, nothing else is really new. Oh, I think we might be getting a little 'parenting' preparation.... Wyatt came home from work about a week ago to find one of our dogs was sick and had left a very smelly mess (#2) all over the kitchen floor. He got it cleaned up before I got home (thank goodness) and he took the dog we thought was sick (Chase) to the vet on Saturday. We thought it was Chase because he had some of it stuck in his hair on his rear-endy. We had to put him in the bathtub and wash his back half to get it all out. The vet gave us some stuff to give him and special canned food to feed him. Then yesterday morning, we found another such mess (much smaller) on the rug in the living room. Also when I went to pack up the dog's kennels to go to AR this weekend, I found another such mess in Chloe's kennel. So, we gave her a bath last night and noticed Chase had more stuck in his rear-endy hair. So back to the bathtub with him. What was so funny was Wyatt pulled out the latex gloves he uses for painting to clean the dog! Then again this morning when he had to clean up another small mess. He said something about using the gloves when he has to change Wyndon's diapers. I thought that was so funny! I will definitely have to be sure and get a picture of it if that is the case (& make sure we are stocked up on latex gloves)!

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!

31 Weeks

2011-05-27T21:56:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Size of Baby W: Four Navel Oranges (about 16.25 inches & 3.3 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 16 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly normal tops & dresses; some maternity pants

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day, but most active in the evenings & I can feel more of his movements, rather than just kicking

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's French Fries, Any Chocolate & Coke

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Best Moment This Week: Getting to see the finished bedding and going through all the baby clothes my mom has gotten and picking out the smallest ones to bring home to put in the nursery!

There isn't much new to report on my pregnancy. It seems like my belly is getting so much bigger each week. Sometimes I look in the mirror and am just amazed at how big it's gotten! It'll be interesting to see how much bigger it gets, lol. A lot of my normal shirts are getting too tight to wear. It seems like I feel every single movement Wyndon makes. The movement is no longer just a small area, but my whole belly seems to move when he moves. It's crazy to be able to feel his arms, legs, or body when he moves (I still don't know which part I'm feeling, but when I am laying down I can really feel some body part). Wyatt gets weirded out when we lay belly to belly and he feels him move. It's funny 'cause he'll kinda jump and then move or put his hand between our bellies, lol! Sometimes I 'might' put my belly up next to him on purpose when I know Wyndon is moving just to see Wyatt's reaction! I still have to occasionally remind myself that yes, I am really pregnant! It is so hard to believe that my due date is only 2 months from today! I am so excited to meet this little guy, but we still have lots to do!

Saturday was my 10 year high school reunion. I CAN'T believe I've been out of school for 10 years! I still feel like I just graduated a year or two ago. Since we moved the summer before my senior year, I didn't know all of my classmates very well, but I got to know a handful of them. It was good to see them and catch up a little. We had a cookout for lunch Saturday and then Wyatt and I went to dinner with my 2 best friends and their husbands. It was sooo good to see my bestest friends! I love them so much and can't wait to see them again in a few weeks!

While we were at my parents house, I got to see the finished bedding my mom made. She still has to finish the quilt and the valances, but the bumper pads are done! I LOVE THEM!!!!! I just can't wait to put the room together so I can enjoy looking at it every day. The colors look so good together and are definitely 'me'! My mom did an awesome job! Thanks monna!!!

Here's my mid-week/30 1/2 week pic:

I ordered this skirt off of ebay and didn't realize it has purple-ish and gray zebra stripes along with the black ones. I remembered I had a shirt I got on clearance from Old Navy that I hadn't found anything to wear with, so I pulled it out and what-do-ya-know - it matched! I was pretty excited!

This week has been kind of weird - it hasn't really gone by fast or slow. All day yesterday (Thursday), I kept thinking it was Friday. Then, today kinda felt like Saturday, so I guess I'm just a day ahead or something, lol. I have to work tomorrow, but I do have Monday off, so I am definitely looking forward to that. Hopefully I can be productive and get something accomplished (I have no idea what yet, but probably will include some cleaning). I know what is on Wyatt's agenda for this weekend - getting the office/nursery painted!

I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!

I Survived the Vampire! (30 Weeks)

2011-05-19T08:44:00.001-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of Baby W: Cabbage (about 15.7 inches & 2.75 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 15 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Mostly normal tops & dresses; some maternity pants

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day, but most active in the evenings & I can feel more of his movements, rather than just kicking

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Mazzio's Calzone Ring, McDonald's French Fries, & Oreos

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; indigestion; and getting out of breath easier

Best Moment This Week: Hearing his heartbeat at our appointment yesterday

We had a really good appointment yesterday. My doctor said everything was looking good & measuring perfectly. We got to hear his heartbeat again and she said he sounded great! He was actually moving around/kicking some and so she said we got to hear how his heartbeat accelerated - which showed good neurological development (or something like that). It was in the 160s. I had also asked about if we get another ultrasound and she said only if there is some medical reason they need to check something else out. I asked her how they knew what position the baby was in and how they knew how big he was. She said that from experience and listening to where they hear the heartbeat they can determine if the baby is head down or breech. She also said that they use the measurements they take each visit to track the growth of the baby to see how big he is. Our next appointment is in 2 weeks. I can't believe we only have 10 weeks left!

Now, for the title.... I went to do my glucose test yesterday morning before my appointment. I had to drink a really sugary orange drink and then after an hour, have my blood drawn. I have an extreme dislike for needles and prefer to never get a shot or have blood taken unless absolutely necessary. So, on my second appointment when they did a blood test, I had to visit the 'vampire' and then again yesterday. I almost passed out after the first one, but yesterday's went really quickly and I didn't have any lightheadedness (probably because of that sugary drink, lol!). Here is proof I was attacked by a 'vampire' & survived:

If you look really closely in the bend of my elbow, you can see where it's starting to bruise (it's easier to see in person - I just couldn't get it to show up in the picture very well).

We went to our childbirth class on Saturday. I didn't really learn much that I didn't already know about. I did decide that there should be some way to just skip the whole birthing process, lol! I have always been leery of epidurals (you know the whole needle being inserted into your back thing) and I'm even more leery of it now after seeing it! It just looks painful! I'm not sure which would be worse - the labor pains or the epidural, lol! I know each person/labor is different, so I guess I'll just have to wait and see how things go for me. My doctor's procedure is that you sign up for the epidural, even if you don't plan to use it.

I'm not sure how much Wyatt already knew or what he learned from the class & videos we watched, other than the few comments he made about how nasty the placenta was. As our teacher (I guess she'd be called that) said, there were a few kooky parts in the videos. One of which was showing the placenta to the mom & dad in a little container after they had the baby. She assured us that that wouldn't really happen, hahaha. We got a few freebies - small bag with some formula and a gift bag with more formula & coupons- at the very end of the class. Then we all left and went to the hospital for the tour. They are currently remodeling and we found out most of us in the class will get to be in the newly remodeled rooms when we have our babies. We only got to see the 'old' rooms (which were pretty small) and there were only 2 babies in the nursery. She said most people try to go home before the weekend so that's why there weren't very many there.

After we left the hospital, we headed to Babies R Us to register. We were in there for a looooong time! Not only is it a big store, but both of us are fairly indecisive (especially on stuff we don't really know much about)! On the few items we weren't sure about or just couldn't decide, we scanned both items and said we'd let whoever buys the item make the decision, lol! We haven't put a baby monitor on the registry yet because Wyatt wanted to do some research to see which brand & what kind is best. Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?

At that point we were both starving and pretty close to exhausted. We went to Chick-fil-A for dinner and then decided to go ahead & register at Target while we were out. Luckily, Target's baby department is a lot smaller than Babies R Us because I don't think either of us had enough energy to do that again! We finally got home a little after 7:30 and were both just completely exhausted! We seriously considered going to bed right then, lol. It was fun to look at all the baby stuff and we are glad we got the registering done - one more thing to mark off the list!

Here's my mid-week pic: 29 1/2 weeks:

Sunday afternoon I had planned to do a few little things and mostly take it easy and relax. Did that happen? Nope! I wound up helping Wyatt go through all his clothes, getting them organized into seasons and the winter ones packed up into bins to put in the attic. There were also some bins of my clothes that needed to be put in the attic. While he finished up, I went on our weekly grocery shopping trip. I was pretty proud of myself that I was in and out of Walmart in 1 hour! That is pretty good for me! By the time I got home, it was time to eat and head back to church. Just like that, our weekend was over.

Sorry this has been such a long post - but I had lots to update :) For those of you that made it to the end, thanks for sticking with me! I hope everyone has a great last 2 days of the workweek!

29 Weeks

2011-05-11T17:23:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 29 weeks

Size of Baby W: Butternut Squash (about 15.25 inches & 2.5 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 14 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not sure my pants will fasten anymore, but I have started wearing shorts due to the warmer temps & those are maternity - so I guess I've officially started wearing some maternity clothes

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day, but most active in the evenings & I can feel more of his movements, rather than just kicking

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Any french fries (still mostly McDonald's) & brownies

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; having to go to the bathroom more often; more difficulty sleeping/getting comfortable; and getting out of breath easier

Best Moment This Week: Sitting on the couch with Wyatt Monday night just watching my belly move for quite a while

I can definitely tell I am lugging around more weight and my belly is starting to interfere with every day tasks -like putting socks on or tying my shoes. I also notice I get winded a lot easier than I used to. Sometimes I'll just be talking and have to stop to take an extra breath. I have also been having more trouble getting comfortable at night. Pre-pregnancy I was completely a belly/tummy sleeper, so having to sleep on my side has been a HUGE adjustment. Monday night was probably one of the worst night's sleep I've had. I couldn't get comfortable, but when I would enough to fall asleep, I'd wake up sore a little later. I woke up around 2 am and had to go to the bathroom. My whole right side (shoulder, neck, and back) were sore. I decided to get up and get a drink & try to work some of the kinks out. I wound up being up for about 30 min and then headed back to bed. I also had super crazy dreams ALL night. Apparently I was in the middle of one when I started digging my fingernails into Wyatt's chest. That caused him to jump/wake up which caused me to jump/wake up. He said I was trying to attack him, lol! I told him sorry I must've been having another crazy dream. Don't worry, I didn't leave any marks ;)

This past Friday night and Saturday morning we had a marriage conference at our church. The man who spoke was really awesome. Wyatt and I had such a good time! We went with a few other couples to Orange Leaf for frozen yogurt afterward on Friday night and didn't get home until midnight! That is really late for us! We've definitely turned into an old married couple with how early we go to bed (mostly due to how early Wyatt has to go to work), but the fellowship was a lot of fun.

Saturday afternoon we worked on getting some things cleaned up/out and organized. I worked in our guest bedroom - putting a lot of stuff away that had collected on the bed and cleaning stuff out from under the bed (one of my storage places for craft stuff) in preparation to turn it the other way to make room for our huge chair. Meanwhile, Wyatt worked on the storage building so we'd have room to put some of the stuff from the garage out there. He planned to also mow the yard and install a piece on his car, however it got dark before he got to those. So he had to do that Sunday afternoon, which meant I made the grocery shopping trip by myself. There were a few things I had to wait on him to call me back about so I wound up walking across the store a couple of times. By the time I got to my car, I was pooped! That's when I could really tell how big of a difference 13-14 extra pounds can make!

We are hopefully going to get started 'painting' the nursery by this weekend. We just have to find someone to help Wyatt move the chair and he's going to take down the desk & we'll be good to go. I can't wait to see how everything will look together!

This Saturday we have our childbirth class - that should be interesting. At the end, we get to tour the hospital, so I'm pretty excited about that. Then, we're planning to go get registered afterwards - any tips/suggestions are appreciated ;) So it's going to be another busy weekend.

Here's my mid-week/mother's day pic:

Hope everyone has a great week!

28 Weeks

2011-05-06T08:46:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 28 weeks

Size of Baby W: Chinese Cabbage (about 15 inches & 2.25 lbs)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 13 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Technically no - I can still fasten my pants (barely) but its not very comfortable, so I started wearing a Bella Band

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Ice cream & McDonald's french fries

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night; some pains (I think maybe growing pains) on the top & bottom of my belly; & I've been really tired the past few days

Best Moment This Week: Feeling him move a lot!

I don't really have much new to report on - things have been pretty much the same with my pregnancy this week. I do feel like my belly grew a lot this week and I say that I can't believe how big it's gotten almost every day, lol! It seems like I'm feeling more of Wyndon's movements - probably because he's getting bigger. Sometimes it feels like something hard and round is pushing out like his knee, elbow, or fist. I wish I knew which body part it was.... I've heard that toward the end you'll be able to see like a perfect little footprint or something. That will be so cool!

We went to look for paint last weekend. I think we've decided on what we want to do... It's not exactly just paint... so Wyatt's been reading up on the process. I think I'll wait until it's done and just post pictures of it ;) Also, we were trying to decide how to arrange our furniture and rooms to make everything fit. We have a humongous rocking/reclining chair that matches our couch and loveseat that has been in the office since it won't fit in the living room. We were going to just leave it in there, take down the desk, and put the crib and changing table in there to make the nursery. Well, that's going to be one crowded room! So, I did some measuring and have decided to turn the bed in our guest bedroom the other way and we should have room to move the chair in there. Then we can just have the baby stuff in the old office/new nursery. I'll just have to find someone to help Wyatt move the chair, lol! We're hoping to start moving/switching everything this weekend so we can get the nursery started.

We've been thinking about getting a new table, since we had a tiny 2'x3' table with only 2 stools. We will eventually need somewhere for Wyndon to sit and since we'll be having family over after he's born, we thought they might like to sit somewhere too. We also want to invite friends over for dinner sometime. So we started looking online a little while back and went to a few stores earlier this week. We found the set that we like and for a really good deal. So, we got a new table & chairs this week! Wyatt's only gotten 2 of the chairs put together so far (he's been working extra at work and had a flight yesterday, so hasn't had time to get to the others) so I'll post a pic once we get the whole thing together.

Here's my mid-week pic: 27 1/2 weeks

I am so glad it's Friday! This week has been soooo long! We have something for the next 3 weekends, then it's Memorial Day weekend, then it's June and we have something the last 3 weekends, and then it'll be July! I can't believe how close we are getting!!! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

27 Weeks & End of the Second Trimester

2011-04-27T18:00:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 27 weeks

Size of Baby W: Cauliflower

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 11 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Technically no - I can still fasten my pants (barely) but its not very comfortable, so I started wearing a Bella Band yesterday

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day; he's been hanging out on the left side of my stomach today - my belly has been lopsided several times today

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's french fries

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night & I've been really tired the past few days (I am OUT shortly after my head hits the pillow & I haven't even been waking up when Wyatt's alarm goes off!)

Best Moment This Week: Feeling him move a lot

It's hard to believe this is my last week of the second trimester! I can't believe I am 2/3 of the way there! It seems like it has flown by. I think about all we still need to do to prepare for our little guy and tell myself we've got to get stuff done! I also look at our calendar and wonder where we'll fit it all in. I know we have the busiest few months coming up, but I am already so in love with this little guy & can't wait to meet him (I prefer that he stay put for a while longer, though)! I can't wait to see what he looks like & what his personality is like. One of my friends had her beautiful baby girl over the weekend and that has really gotten me thinking about our little guy.

The past few days I've been a little thirstier than I had been. I told Wyatt that I had to keep Wyndon's swimming pool full! Lol! When he starts moving/kicking, I say he's doing his water aerobics & I've been so tired because of all the swimming lessons I've been giving. I think it's a pretty good explanation, if I do say so myself!

Here's my 26 1/2 week/Easter pic:

We didn't really do much for Easter, but I'm sure that will change next year! We went to church Sunday morning, got Braum's for lunch, relaxed a little (well Wyatt did while I fixed several of my necklaces that had broken over the past few months), back to church Sunday night, & then went to Mazzio's with a few couples from church.

It's been pretty rainy & stormy here the past several days, so I'm hoping we have the pretty weather they're forecasting for the end of the week. I hope everyone has a great week!

26 Weeks

2011-04-21T17:40:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 26 weeks

Size of Baby W: Hothouse Cucumber

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 10 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (had to wear my loosest jeans & my uniform pants are getting pretty tight!)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day - the past few days he's been really active early in the morning (like @ 4am when Wyatt gets up)

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's french fries and sweets

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night & some growing pains

Best Moment This Week: Feeling how much he's moving and getting more excited about meeting him!

There's not really a lot to report on this week... It seems like my belly got quite a bit bigger over this last week (I know I say that every week ;)) I've been keeping track of my measurements each week and I'm steadily getting 0.5" bigger each week, so I'm not sure why it seems like its so much bigger, but it does! I'm pretty sure I only have about a week, if that, left at wearing my normal pants for work. They are getting pretty tight, so I guess I'm going to have to go shopping - shucks! I do have some black maternity shorts already that I ordered from Old Navy, but it's not quite warm enough to wear those yet.

Last Friday and Saturday I got to go on a ladies' retreat with our church. I think there were about 80 ladies that attended. We went to Rogers, AR and stopped for some delicious catfish in Fayetteville on the way there. We had a session Friday evening and then a couple more Saturday morning. We also had a craft project Friday night - a necklace, which was right up my alley! The theme was Hidden Treasure - we learned about spiritual gifts and took a test to see what our's are. My top 2 were mercy & servant. I had such a wonderful time getting to know several of the ladies better and just enjoyed the fellowship and little break from the normal. After lunch on Saturday, everyone got to go shopping at the Pinnacle Hills mall, except me. One of my friends was having a baby shower that afternoon in Farmington, so my mom was nice enough to come get me so we could go to the shower. It was great to see some friends and catch up a little. Then mom took me back so I didn't miss the bus back to Tulsa. The weekend was so much fun, but went by way too fast! (They have a way of doing that, lol!)

Here's my 25 1/2 week photo:

I know I already said it, but I am getting so excited about our little guy! I can't wait to meet him, see his personality, and who he looks like!

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!

25 Weeks & Fabric Samples

2011-04-14T20:58:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 25 weeks

Size of Baby W: Rutabaga (I have no idea what that is!)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 9 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (had to wear my loosest jeans)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day - the past few days he's been really active early in the morning (like @ 4am when Wyatt gets up)

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: McDonald's french fries & Fried Chicken

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night

Best Moment This Week: Getting to hear his heartbeat at our appointment yesterday

We had our monthly appointment yesterday. She said everything was looking good. When we were listening to his heartbeat, she said that he was really performing for her (he was moving around quite a bit)! We have one more appointment in 4 weeks and then we go to every 2 weeks. I can't believe we're already that far along! She also talked to us about enrolling in a childbirth class and taking a tour of the hospital. So we are going to try to get that lined up for next month. I also have to do the glucose test in 4 weeks (not really looking forward to that). Anyone have any pointers for it?

My belly is getting a lot bigger (in my eyes) but a lot of people say that I don't look like I'm 25 weeks! I'm still getting used to having to work around it. I know it's not that big yet, but I am still not used to it being there, lol! I compared my 12 week photo to this week's and I just look soooo different! It's pretty funny!

Here's my 24 1/2 week picture:

I think this dress made me look a little bigger than I really am. It's funny how some things minimize the bump and some make you look huge!

And finally, what a lot of people have been waiting for.... A picture of the fabric samples we'll be using on the baby bedding. My wonderful mom is making it for us and actually got started on part of it today. Thanks in advance Monna - I know it will turn out beautifully! You are the best!

I can't wait to see it all finished and to put everything together! I am soooo excited!

I hope everyone has a fabulous Friday & wonderful weekend!

24 Weeks & 50th Birthday

2011-04-11T19:07:00.002-05:00

* Edited - Ok, so I'm a goofball.... I just realized I posted the same pictures from last week, oops! So, I'll post the correct 24 week pictures :)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Size of Baby W: Length of an ear of corn

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 8 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (had to wear my loosest jeans)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day - but especially during church

What I Miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: Chicken Strips from Buffalo Wild Wings

Wyatt's Cravings: None

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night

Best Moment This Week: Sitting with Wyatt on the couch watching & feeling my belly move

We had a pretty busy week last week, which is why I'm just now getting this post up. There isn't much to report on for the '24 week' post... Not much changed from the week before. I have a definite 'baby bump' now that is very distinct in anything I wear. I look in the mirror and can't believe how big it's getting! I still sometimes stop and think to myself, "I'm really pregnant; we're really going to have a baby!" Lol! I thought for sure it would feel so real once I started showing, but I do sometimes still catch myself thinking that.

The main reason the end of last week was so busy was because we went to AR to surprise my mother for her 50th birthday. Those of you that know her, know how hard it to to get anything past her! My sister, father, & I had been working out all the details for our visit for a few weeks. It was really hard to not say anything, especially when she kept asking in different ways (some of which were very indirect)! She even tried to get my dad to tell her. Wyatt & I got to AR in time to meet mom & dad for dinner Friday night at her favorite restaurant - Olive Garden. We had a very delicious dinner, but sadly didn't think to take any pictures. Then we headed home to wait for Mark ,Cari, & Calloway to get there. Once they got there, we visited for a little while and then we all decided to go to bed 'cause we were all pooped!

Dad kept telling mom that she had a big day on Saturday (her birthday) and that she needed her rest. Cari & I, with the help of our Aunt Susan & Brenda, had been planning a little surprise party for her. We took her out to lunch on Saturday at Red Lobster and then went to Susan's house. The members of our family that could make it were there, as well as a few of mom's closest friends. She pretty much knew something was up the whole time, but just didn't know when or where it'd be. We played a few games, mom opened a few over-the-hill gifts/cards, and we had some refreshments (fruit, vegetables & cupcakes). We had a lot of fun trying to surprise her and were so happy we could spend such a milestone birthday with her. It was great to see & spend time with my family, even if it was a short visit. Here are a few pics before we went to lunch on Saturday:

Monna~ I hope you had a wonderful birthday! You are the best mom anyone could ask for and I am so thankful God made me your daughter! I really appreciate all you do for me/us (especially the decision-making-over-the-phone assistance ;)). It is so comforting to know that you are always there to guide, assist, & share your wisdom with me. I love you so much!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Our's was really good, but seemed really short! We have our next appointment on Wednesday & I can't wait to hear our little man's heartbeat again! Be sure to check back (hopefully Wednesday) for the next post, which will have a sneak peak at our bedding fabric ;)

Airplanes & Nursery Sneak Peak

2011-04-03T17:29:00.000-05:00

As promised, here's a picture of the contents of Wyndon's first mail package:

It's an airplane bank! It's sooo cute and I can't wait for our little man to start saving!

Also in the package was this adorable outfit:

I can't wait to dress little Wyndon in it! Auntie Nette got it while she was in California from Kim Kardashian's mother's (Kris Jenner) shop.

Here's a pic of another gift we got from a very special family:

How cute is that little outfit?!? And I love the super soft blanket with the airplane on it!

Now for a sneak peak at the nursery..... This is all I have so far because I don't really have room for much until we actually turn the office into the nursery (tiny house=no extra space).

As you can see, we are using blue and green, but we're also going to use some black & white (that shouldn't be much of a surprise, lol ;)) I can't wait to start putting everything together! We are going to have to repaint the walls because they are the wrong color of green. I haven't decided what color we're going to paint them yet though... but I do have a few ideas ;)

Finally, I'm going to go ahead and post my mid-week photo: 23 1/2 weeks

I've had this shirt for several years, but just got the skirt from Kohl's. I was shocked at how well they matched!

I hope everyone has a great week!

23 Weeks

2011-04-02T14:18:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 23 weeks

Size of Baby W: Large Mango

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6-7 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (had to wear my loosest jeans)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day - but especially during church

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: Loaded Baked Potatoes & chocolate

Wyatt's Cravings: Chili

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night & I think I had some heartburn last night

Best Moment This Week: Getting some stuff for the nursery & sitting on the couch in the evenings with Wyatt watching my belly move

This week seems to have flown by! I didn't get to work much due to the weather, which means I had time to shop for a few things for the nursery. I plan to do a post - possibly tomorrow - with a few 'sneak peaks' on the nursery decor ;) Wyndon also received his first package in the mail from his Gr-Auntie Nette! I'll include pics of his goodies in the next post.

There's not really much else going on with us - just the normal day-to-day stuff. I'm not sure why, but the past few days I've really been wanting to take a vacation and go to a beach. I guess I'm just ready for spring weather and tired of all this cold, blah weather. I've also been having several crazy dreams at night, most of which I can remember a lot of the details but they are kinda hard to describe.

Here's my mid-week pic from Sunday:

And here's a pic that never got posted:

This was from back at the end of Feb and I was 18 1/2 weeks at that time. Our Sunday school class had an outing for Valentine's Day (postponed a few weeks due to the snow) and this was right before we left. I got off work early that day, so I had a little extra time to primp and do something different with my hair ;)

I can't believe it's already April! I think yesterday was one of the first April Fool's Days that I didn't pull any pranks/jokes. Did anyone pull any good pranks/jokes?

Well, that's all for today. I hope everyone has a great weekend & enjoys this beautiful weather we're having! Be sure to check back in the next few days to see some of Wyndon's goodies & some of what I've gotten for the nursery ;)

22 Weeks ~ A Little Late...

2011-03-26T18:20:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 22 weeks

Size of Baby W: Spaghetti Squash

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 6 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (had to wear my loosest jeans)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day - but especially during church

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: Chilli dogs & Mazzio's Cheese Dippers (but not together ;))

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Leg cramps at night

Best Moment This Week: Feeling him move a lot

There's not a whole lot new this week as far as my pregnancy goes. I couldn't decide which pose I liked, so I just used them both, lol! I think my belly is really starting to 'pop' out there. It is definitely more noticeable and some of my dresses are too tight to wear now. Wyatt loves to rub my belly and say, "I wish....", but for some reason he won't let me rub his and make a wish, lol! I think there's something wrong with this picture ;) He thinks my little belly is so cute and tells me so every chance he gets. I am really getting excited (not that I wasn't before) about this little guy and am soooo ready to start putting the nursery together. It is still just so amazing that there's a little life growing inside me. I love to just sit with my hand on my belly and feel him move. One of my favorite times of the day is when Wyatt and I are laying in bed cuddeling before we go to sleep. Usually Wyndon is moving around quite a bit, so Wyatt puts his hand on my belly and we just enjoy laying there feeling our baby move. It's the coolest thing ;)

I didn't have to work last Saturday, so I slept in some and then got up and got busy. I needed to try on some maternity clothes I'm borrowing from a friend and also needed to start switching out my winter/summer wardrobe (it'll be so nice when we have enough closet space & room for a dresser that I don't have to pack the other season's stuff up!). We are also trying to make room for Wyndon's stuff (since we haven't had any bites on our house). I was able to move all of my clothes into the closet in our room and Wyatt's going to try to fit his in the guest bedroom closet. We had a humongous tv in the armoire in our bedroom, but decided that room would be better used for clothes. With a little help from me and a dolly, Wyatt was able to get the tv out to the garage. Everytime we've moved that tv in the past, I've gotten hurt, lol! I think the only thing this time was I hit my rear pretty good on one of the door knobs.

The second half of this week was pretty busy for us. We had church on Wednesday night, Wyatt flew and I worked a little late on Thursday so we treated ourselves to a cheap dinner at Chili's, Friday night was the Stewardship Banquet with church, and then I had to work this morning & Wyatt had another flight. Tomorrow is going to be busy too - we've got to get this house cleaned and back in order! It just seems like there is never enough time to get everything done!

This was my mid-week photo from last Sunday:

I think this was the 3rd time I've worn this dress - 1st time was leaving our wedding ;) and 2nd was to my good friend's wedding. I'm not really sure why/how I remember that, especially since I sometimes can't remember things that really matter, but I do, lol!

I went to Hobby Lobby this afternoon. Man have I missed that place! I don't think I've been since early January - which is a VERY long time for me! I think I was in there for a little less than 2 hours.... I had to see what all I have been missing ;) I was also on the phone with my mom for a large part of that time discussing various things/ideas for Wyndon's nursery. I'll have to post some of the things I've gotten so far as a little nursery teaser ;)

I hope everyone has an awesome Sunday tomorrow - I'm definitely looking forward to church! Hopefully I'll be a little more on top of things for next week's post... In the meantime, Wyatt and I have been thinking about going to register. When did you register and what item(s) do you highly recommend or definitely don't think is needed? Thanks!

21 Weeks

2011-03-17T20:40:00.000-05:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 21 weeks

Size of Baby W: Banana

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 5 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (but my jeans were awfully tight!)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He's been pretty active off & on all day

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: Pizza, Hamburgers & Salad

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Hearing his heartbeat again at our appointment yesterday and feeling him move more frequently

We had our monthly appointment yesterday. We had just gotten in the room and my weight & blood pressure taken when we were told my doctor had to run (literally) to the hospital. They said we could wait or reschedule. We decided we'd just try to reschedule, but when we got up to the desk they said she called and said it should only be about 30 min. We decided to wait. It was a little longer than 30 min, but she came back and had delivered a healthy 8lb 12oz baby boy! We got to hear the heartbeat again and she said he sounded perfect. I have 2 more monthly appointments and then we go to every 2 weeks. I can't believe we're almost to that point!

I've decided to do the rest of my weekly bump pictures in the blue tank and to take mid-week pictures in other outfits. I decided to do just one color of tank because they all fit differently and I thought it'd be easier to compare week to week if I was in the same one/color.

There's not really much else going on. My pregnancy is definitely feeling more 'real' with all of Wyndon's little movements! Sometimes I am surprised at how much he's moving and how strong the movements are. It is also weird to see myself looking so much different in the mid section than what I've always been used to and to see the number going up on the scale. I know I'm supposed to be 'bigger', but it still takes some getting used to- especially since I've been the same size for at least the past 10 years! I'm not complaining or down about it because I know it is all part of the miracle of life and the beginning of the next exciting chapter of our lives.

I am so glad tomorrow is Friday! I can't wait for the weekend, even though it's time to tackle the house cleaning again. I am also going to try to go through all of my clothes and pack up what I know I won't be able to wear to make room for my new-to-me maternity wardrobe. Needless to say, it's shaping up to be a busy one, but there's just something about weekends that I look forward to. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday and wonderful weekend!

Weekend Recap

2011-03-14T19:18:00.000-05:00

Since I'm using my blog to help me remember highlights from my pregnancy, I figured I should make note of a few things from this weekend. On Friday evening, I drove over to AR to see my mom and dad and to go baby stuff shopping on Saturday. My aunt told me about a huge consignment sale going on this weekend at the end of January and invited me to go with her. I was so happy that we were able to find out we are having a boy so that I could get some good stuff! My mom went a couple of times earlier in the week since I wasn't going to be able to go until Sat and we were afraid all the good stuff would be gone. Unfortunately, my aunt wasn't able to go, so it was just me and mom, but we still had fun. We went to the sale early Sat morning and got some really cute stuff. I think by now Wyndon has over 10 pairs of shoes! (I know what my weakness is going to be, but that really shouldn't surprise anyone ;)) Of course, some of them are a little bit bigger so he won't be able to wear them for a while.

Mom noticed a baby store across the street so we had to stop in there too. They had a lot of really cool/cute stuff -baby furniture, bedding, strollers/car seats, etc. There were a couple of the crib bedding sets I liked, so we were able to get an idea of how I want mom to make the stuff for Wyndon's nursery. After we had lunch, we went on the hunt for some fabric. We finally found what we were looking for at the 3rd store! We're waiting to hear back on the availability of it so hopefully our hard work will pay off.

We also made a stop in Old Navy since the one over there has some maternity stuff. I wanted to try on some things so I'd have an idea of what size I need. On the way home, we stopped by one of my best friends' houses so I could borrow some of her maternity clothes. It was so good to see her and catch up a little even though our visit was short. Needless to say, we were both pretty worn out by the time we got home! Mom and dad had something at a friend's house Sat evening and I wanted to get home semi-early, especially since we lost an hour Sat night, so I headed back to Tulsa.

Here's a mid-week picture in something other than the normal tank/jeans:

This was before church Sunday night

Now a little 'baby' update...
For the most part, Wyndon is typically most active in the early afternoon. That is usually when I feel him moving around and it has been lasting about 30 min to an hour. I feel him randomly at other times, but it is just a kick or two. Well yesterday morning in church, he must have been enjoying the singing and preaching because he was doing a lot of moving and kicking. It lasted all the way through the service and a little at lunch. I was pretty shocked at not only the amount of movement but also how long it lasted! Then in the evening service, he was getting with it again. Maybe he was dancing to the music or something, lol ;) There were a couple of kicks that were pretty strong compared to the other ones and almost made me jump because it kinda caught me off guard. It is such a weird feeling but so neat to know there's actually a little person growing in there. I can't wait to see who he takes after in mannerisms, physical traits, food likes/dislikes, etc.

On Friday, I had a flight at 10 which turned out to be my only flight that day because of how bumpy and turbulent it was. I didn't really think much about it being bumpy because that typically doesn't bother me (unless it's between week 6 & week 12 and I'm feeling nauseated all the time). Anyways, we had some pretty big bumps where my student and I both came out of our seat a little. Shortly thereafter I felt some kicks. It just kinda makes me wonder what that feels like to Wyndon. I know he's probably used to my 'normal' movements, but I wonder what he thinks is going on when I'm flying and especially if there's any turbulence. I think it'd be cool to have some sort of 'womb' simulation ride where you get in and kinda float around like babies do - just to see what it feels like. Or I might just be weird.... Anyone else ever wonder what the baby feels/thinks?

Sorry this post was so long... I just want to make sure that I keep good notes throughout my pregnancy so I can come back and read it later and compare future pregnancies. Now that we've gotten through the hardest/most dreaded day of the week (at least for me), I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

20 weeks ~ Half Way!

2011-03-08T18:17:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 weeks

Size of Baby W: Small Cantaloupe

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 4 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (but my jeans were awfully tight!)

Gender: BOY!!! Wyndon James Wagner

Movement: He is most active in the early afternoon

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: French Fries

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Hearing all the sweet comments people made about our name choice and I actually saw my belly move Sunday afternoon!

There hasn't been a whole lot going on this week, especially after last week's big announcement. I am definitely getting excited thinking about nursery ideas and can't wait to go shopping this weekend to look for fabric! I'm also going to a big consignment sale with my aunt and can't wait to see what goodies we will find!

We received one of our first baby gifts the other day from a lady Wyatt works with. I had never seen or heard of these before...

but maybe those of you who have been around little boys have heard of them before, lol. I think it's a pretty good idea myself. After seeing the 'suspicious' pictures from last week's ultrasound, she also said, "I hope they are big enough!" Hahahaha! (I just wanted to record that for the future just in case I forget)

I've officially run out of different colored tanks (other than my black and white ones). So I can either cycle back through them or I can start taking my weekly pictures in different outfits. On the one hand, it would be easier to compare if I continue with the tank theme and it's pretty easy to decide what to wear for my weekly picture (those of you that really know me know how well I like to make decisions ;)). On the other hand, I'm sure I will want some pictures of myself in some of the different maternity outfits I wear. So, what do you think? Continue with the tanks or mix it up a bit?

I hope everyone has a great week!

WJW

2011-03-03T19:42:00.000-06:00

So, we've finalized our name choice. Wyatt and his brother and sister all have the initials WJW, so I told him we could continue the tradition if we have a boy. There aren't a lot of 'W' names in general, let alone ones that I like so it was a little difficult. We have actually had names picked out for a couple of years and agreed pretty quickly on the choices. The name we've chosen is a slight variation of the initial name we had picked out. I'm sure you just want to know what it is, so we have decided to go with:

Wyndon James Wagner

We chose to spell it 'Wy' because that's how Wyatt's name starts out and James is my father's name. I have always wanted to use my dad's name if I had a little boy, especially since he doesn't have any sons. I'm happy that the 'J' worked out for the middle name.

Now we have to decide what to do for the nursery :)

19 weeks

2011-03-01T20:16:00.000-06:00

It's a...............................................................................................

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 19 weeks

Size of Baby W: Mango or heirloom tomato

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 4 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (but my jeans were awfully tight!)

Gender: BOY!!!

Movement: Definitely feeling some flutterings

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: Baked potato and hamburgers

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Getting to see our baby at the ultrasound today and finding out we're having a BOY!

As you see, we had our ultrasound today. The ultrasound tech did all of her measurements and stuff and then did the fun part of trying to figure out the gender. After a few 'suspicious' pictures, she determined that it is a BOY! He was pretty active again today (uh-oh) and she had some difficulty getting all her measurements, as well as getting a good view of 'the area'. As you will see in the pics below, it's pretty obvious that he's a he ;)

We're finalizing our name choice, so I'll be sharing it in a few days. I'll give you a sneak peek though - the initials will be WJW. I can't wait to get started on picking out the fabric/theme for the nursery and now I can go buy some of those really cute baby shoes I've been seeing!!!

Here are the suspicious pictures:

He is face down, kinda kneeling - you can see his spine and the tops of his legs

This view he's facing to the right and it's kinda sliced through his hip area - you can see his thighs on the top and bottom of the picture

(If you aren't very good at seeing ultrasound pictures, just look near the word 'Boy' :))

And here's another picture, just 'cause he's so cute:

Hope everyone has a great week! & don't forget to check back in a few days when we announce his name!

18 Weeks

2011-02-24T20:17:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Size of Baby W: Sweet Potato

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 3 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet (but my jeans were awfully tight!)

Gender: Can't wait to find out! (in ONE week!!!)

Movement: Might have felt something today

What I Miss: Being able to do everything I need to do (without having to take breaks)

Cravings: Baked potato and salad

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Possibly feeling the baby move and we find out the gender on TUESDAY!!!

Last week was a really long, busy week for me. I worked over 60 hours and then came home and did quite a bit of cleaning on Saturday night (for our open house Sunday). I definitely found out I can't do as much as I used to. I woke up Sunday and was having some cramping all morning. After listening to advice from my aunt, I decided it'd be best to stay home and rest/take it easy (it's really hard for me to let myself take a break, especially when there's stuff that needs to be done). I also called my doctor to make sure I didn't need to go in. She thought it could be 'growing pains' and said as long as nothing got worse, I didn't need to be checked out. I was a little worried about it and was definitely relieved when it started going away that afternoon/evening.

We only had one couple come to the open house, in addition to the one showing we had earlier Sunday morning. Both really like the house, but weren't sure about the area. We have our eyes on a couple of houses we are really interested in, so please continue to pray that our house will sell if it's God's will (and preferably sooner rather than later - I don't want to be extremely pregnant and trying to move ;))

On a lighter and more fun note, we have our ultrasound Tuesday to determine the gender... YAY!!!! I am soooo ready to find out! I have purposefully saved my blue and pink tanks for the reveal of the gender. So, be looking for a specific color next week ;) I noticed a lot of you have voted in our poll, but it doesn't show who voted what. I'd like to know what everyone thinks, so leave me a comment with your vote/what color tank you think I'll wear for the picture.

I hope everyone has a great Friday and relaxing weekend!

17 Weeks

2011-02-16T20:07:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 17 weeks

Size of Baby W: Onion or Turnip

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 3 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out! (in 2 weeks!!!)

Movement: Might have felt something yesterday

What I Miss: Having plenty of energy to get through the day

Cravings: Pizza and Salad

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Getting to hear the heartbeat today and finding out we only have TWO more weeks until we can find out whether it's a boy or girl!

We had our monthly appointment today and it was great to hear the heartbeat again! This time Wyatt was able to work his phone properly so we have a little recording of it. We also got to schedule our ultrasound to determine the gender (technically they are looking at developmental stuff like the heart, brain, etc.) for March 1!!! I CANNOT wait to find out! Just say a prayer that little miss or mister will behave and show us the necessary area, lol! My doctor also told me it's time to start wearing maternity pants since belts and zippers are too confining, but I'm not sure I can wear maternity pants yet. I am starting to get a little bump but I really don't think it is big enough to hold anything up yet, lol!

So, everyone's heard the old wives tale that you can determine the gender of your baby by the heart rate, right? Well today our baby's heart rate was lower than before; it was in the 140s & 150s instead the 160s. I asked my doctor about it and she said that as the baby grows, it's heartbeat will slow down. She used the comparison of a mouse's really fast heartbeat ('cause they're so small) to an elephant's slow heartbeat ('cause they're huge). I thought that was pretty interesting and I had never thought of it that way before.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

16 Weeks

2011-02-08T19:11:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 16 weeks

Size of Baby W: Avocado

Total Weight Gain/Loss: maybe 1-2 pounds

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out!

Movement: Not yet

What I Miss: Having plenty of energy to get through the day

Cravings: Pizza

Wyatt's Cravings: None this week

Symptoms: Some headaches and being hungry all the time

Best Moment This Week: Doing some online window shopping for baby stuff while snowed in

My next appointment is next week and I can't wait! I am hoping I'll be able to schedule a gender determination ultrasound while there and not have to wait until I'm at least 20 weeks. I have a few other places to check into if they say I have to wait, so hopefully we can find out sooner rather than later.

Although it doesn't look like I'm 'showing' yet to most people, I can definitely tell I'm getting rounder. I went ahead and loosened my belt one hole today - it will still fasten in the same hole I've been using for several years but can be a little uncomfortable at times. I will probably have to invest in a new belt once it starts getting warmer (since my coat and/or sweater cover it now) because mine is very worn from always wearing it in the same hole, lol! Also, when I put my jeans on tonight for my weekly picture, they fit a little more snuggly than last week. I have a pretty long torso so I think that has helped 'hide' the bump, but I have a feeling I'm going to really start outwardly showing over the next few weeks.

We are expecting more snow tonight and into tomorrow and while we still have PLENTY still on the ground and roads from last week's, I wouldn't mind having another day off! I definitely got spoiled last week - I only worked 1 day!!! I could really get used to that, but I'll take a day off mid-week too :)

I hope everyone has a great and safe rest of the week!

A Shovel, Hoe, & Snow Saucer

2011-02-04T20:16:00.000-06:00

These are the 3 tools Wyatt and I used to clear the snow off our driveway! He cleared a little off one side last night so he'd be able to drive himself to work today. We decided that we might as well clear off the other side. I told him I'd help, but we only have 1 shovel - a regular shovel, not even a snow shovel. I actually started with the shovel while he was trying to clear some of the snow off the carport (it had started bowing from all the weight). Then he came and took over with the shovel.

I tried using the hoe a little but it wasn't doing much. I decided the snow saucer might work to move more snow at a time. I first started trying to 'rake' the snow to the side but that wasn't working too well. Then I decided I could scoop some up in it and then just dump it off to the side. That worked pretty well.

So, we got a little system down where I'd get the top half and then he could get the rest of it faster with the shovel. With teamwork, we were able to get it done pretty quickly.

I still can't believe how much snow we got! Here's a few other pictures with the additional 3 1/2 inches we got today.

Did anyone else use any 'creative' tools for clearing their snow? Hope you have a fun and safe weekend!!

15 Weeks

2011-02-02T13:57:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 weeks

Size of Baby W: Apple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 0

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out!

Movement: Not yet

What I Miss: Having plenty of energy to get through the day

Cravings: Fruit and pizza

Wyatt's Cravings: Still pickles

Symptoms: Headaches and getting tired easily

Best Moment This Week: Watching the ultrasound

I don't really have anything great or exciting to report.... One of my aunts informed me she has been craving chocolate milkshakes every since I announced I was pregnant. I guess Wyatt's not the only one have sympathy cravings, lol! I probably watch the video from the ultrasound at least once a day :) I love seeing our baby and still can't believe that little being is growing inside me! I'm sure it will be even more weird once I can feel it move. I am really getting excited about the baby and CANNOT wait to find out if it's a boy or girl. My doctor's office told me they usually do the ultrasound to determine the gender sometime between 20-25 weeks. I'm not sure I can wait that long!! When were you able to find out if your's was a boy or girl? What's the earliest for accuracy? One last thing.... my sister added a gender poll to the top right, so please vote!!! Thanks!

'Active Little Beast' (14 Weeks)

2011-01-26T06:55:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Size of Baby W: Lemon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 0

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out!

Movement: Not yet

What I Miss: Having plenty of energy to get through the day

Cravings: Green apples, Grapes, Taco Bueno

Wyatt's Cravings: Still pickles

Symptoms: Headaches and getting tired easily

Best Moment This Week: Getting to see the baby today at our ultrasound!

We FINALLY got to see our baby today and it was so awesome!!! It's crazy how developed it is for how small it is. Not long after the ultrasound tech got started she said, "It's an active little beast", lol! She was trying to get some good measurements on it but it was moving around so much she was having a hard time. Wyatt asked if they were all that active and she said they were usually pretty active, but this one was one of her more challenging ones! Once she finally got all the measurements she needed, she turned the moniter so that I could see it. It is just amazing to see that little tiny baby and you definitely can tell that only God could create such a thing. Everything measured correctly for how far along we thought I am and still have July 27 as the due date. The heart rate was 160 today. She was going to try to see if she could determine what the gender is but she could never get a good shot of the 'area'. I guess we'll just have to wait another 6 weeks or so... We got a few pictures and Wyatt got some video on his phone - hopefully this works (I've never posted a video before so we'll see). Enjoy!

* I actually had this post ready last night but was having technical difficulty with the video. I tried to upload the whole thing a few times, but I guess it was too big. So I had to break it into smaller sections but I'm glad it finally worked.

13 Weeks & Advice Needed

2011-01-18T18:51:00.000-06:00

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 13 weeks

Size of Baby W: Peach

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 0

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out! Found out today we won't find out until March :-(

Movement: Not yet

What I Miss: Comfortably sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: A really good salad and apples (after Pastor's message Sunday night - he used apples as a visual aid)

*Wyatt's Cravings: Pickles!! At least 2 days this week he told me he was craving pickles, lol!*

Symptoms: Some indigestion and headaches

Best Moment This Week: Getting to hear the heartbeat today!!! I think she said the rate was 164, and we even heard a few kicks!

Let me start out by emphasizing the new *highlight* above - I thought it was so funny when he told me, so I wanted to share it with you guys! We had our second appointment today. We were looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and maybe getting another ultrasound, and hopefully pictures this time. We got to hear the heartbeat, but had to schedule the ultrasound because it was completely booked today. So, we get to do that next Tuesday! Neither one of us can wait to see our baby again and get some pictures!

This week has been pretty good; I've definitly been feeling much better. I have had some indigestion off and on, but I'm glad it hasn't been an every day thing. I've had more energy and felt like doing more around the house. I did FINALLY get all the Christmas stuff taken down last night and Wyatt helped to put everything in the attic. I decided that since I was late getting everything decorated, then I could take a little longer to take it all down. ;) The house has been overdue for a good cleaning so I'm hoping to get that accomplished this weekend - assuming it doesn't disappear in the blink of an eye like last weekend.

Wyatt and I decided that it might be a good idea to start buying diapers every time we go grocery shopping so we'll have a good stash by July. We did our grocery shopping Saturday afternoon and came to the baby section. We headed toward the diaper aisle. After a few seconds staring at all the different brands, styles, sizes, and such, I think we were both a little (ok, a lot) overwhelmed!!! So, we looked at each other and said, "You want to just wait until next week to start?" Hahaha! We have no idea where to even start, so we need your help. What brands, sizes, etc. do all of you that are 'experienced' in this area recommend? And where have you found to be the best place to purchase diapers?

I hope everyone has a good rest of the week!!!

12 Weeks

2011-01-13T18:38:00.000-06:00

Ok, let me first point out that it has only been 11 days since my last post and that makes me very happy and proud of myself!!!

To help keep track of my pregnancy, I've decided to do a weekly 'bump' picture. As of right now, I don't really have a bump, but I know it will happen soon and I want to document it. I decided 12 weeks is a good time to start since it's the end of the first trimester and I'm sure it will really start growing now! So, here is my first weekly pic...........

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 weeks

Size of Baby: Plum

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 0

Maternity Clothes: Not yet

Gender: Can't wait to find out!

Movement: Not yet

What I Miss: Comfortably sleeping on my stomach

Cravings: No real cravings, I'm just always in the mood for pizza or mexican (those that know me know that's nothing new!!!)

Symptoms: Tired, especially at the end of the day; most of the queasiness has gone away

Best Moment This Week: Not having to take Ginger every 4 hours

I hope everyone is having a great week and thank goodness tomorrow is Friday, yay!!!!

We gave her a prune for Christmas...

2011-01-02T17:16:00.001-06:00

We got to my parents' house the Tuesday night before Christmas around 9:30. After unloading all of our stuff, we joined in the game of Phase 10 my parents, sister, and brother-in-law were playing. We immediately gave my mom her first gift....

She wasn't really sure what to make of it. After all, who gives a prune as a gift?!? Her first thoughts were something to do with health/nutrition. We played a few more hands of cards and then she decided she'd just eat the prune. So we waited until we had played a few more hands and then gave her her second gift...

and this was her reaction....

to this...

We enlarged a picture of the positive pregnancy test! She admitted that at first she thought it was a picture of a pill or something, lol! She, along with everyone else, was pretty surprised and excited. Needless to say, the rest of the week a lot of our conversations were about baby ;)

*I forgot to put that the prune was representative of how big the baby was at the time*

I told my mom and sister that I wanted them to help me come up with a way to tell the extended family. Cari suggested making a "Big Cousin" shirt for Calloway to wear, but since that had already been done, I wanted something different and really wanted to include my other cousins - Brianna, Lauren, and Sophia. Then, mom mentioned something about doing shirts that said "Cousin 1", "Cousin 2", etc. (like Thing 1 & Thing 2). Eventually, I decided on just doing numbers 1-6 and then putting the 7 on my shirt also. I chose each person's (well, at least Cari, Brianna, & Lauren's) favorite color for their shirt - I'm not sure Sophia and Calloway have a favorite color yet...

So, after eating dinner on Thursday night, I pulled all the girls into the back bedroom and gave them their shirt to put on. Brianna was asking what she was going to have to do- "I'm not going to have to sing or anything, right?" I told her no, that all she had to do was wear the shirt. I also told her to look at all of them and see if she could figure it out. She got it after a couple of seconds. So, we sent Sophia and Calloway back to the living room. A few minutes later, we sent Brianna and Lauren out. Then Cari and I went a couple of minutes later.

My Aunt LeAnn was sitting closest to the door and said, "Why do you have a 2 & a 7 on your shirt? Ohhhhh...." My other Aunt Susan said, "Nu uh!!!!!" I think by that time most everyone else had figured it out too, except for Granny. We had to all line up in order and then Susan had to kind of help her figure it out. It was a fun way to share the news and see everyone's reactions!

We wanted to tell both sides in person before letting any other people know, so we had to give a disclaimer to all of my family that they had to keep it quiet until we were able to tell Wyatt's family. We went to Texas on Thursday for New Year's and also for a wedding of a friend of mine on Saturday. We were able to have lunch with his mom and sister on Friday. We decided to just give all of them cards. His mom's said, "You're expecting a grandchild!!!" and this was her reaction....

along with, "I knew it, I knew it!" I guess Wyatt had said something about me not feeling well one morning and that got her to thinking. She is definitly excited since this is their first grandchild and already talking about turning one of their rooms into the baby's room. Wyatt's sister got there a little later and we gave her a card that said, "For my aunt" and then wrote on the inside that her niece or nephew couldn't wait to meet her in July. We didn't get a picture of her, but she is really excited too and said we were going to have such a pretty baby! Then his mom and dad came over Saturday morning to exchange Christmas presents and we gave his dad a card that said, 'Grandma and Grandpa". At first he jokingly said he wasn't sure who the card was for, since he wasn't a grandpa and then he told us congrats. We didn't get to see Wyatt's brother, but we got him a card that said, "Uncle".

A few other details.....

~ We took the home pregnancy test the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, but wanted to wait until after the first doctor's appointment before telling.

~ It was VERY hard to not tell anyone!!!!

~ Especially when I was feeling terrible, but couldn't tell my mom!

~ I'm about 10 1/2 weeks now

~ We are just praying for a healthy baby - there are pros to it being a boy or girl, and since I'm indecisive I'm not going to pick which I 'want' it to be ;)

~ My due date is July 27 - which is kinda cool that my shirt # was 27 and I was 27 when I got pregnant

~ I've pretty much had morning, noon, and night sickness since about 6 weeks - FYI- it's no fun, especially since I'm a flight instructor and can't run to the bathroom at anytime!

~We REALLY need our house to sell, 'cause I don't think there's room to add anyone else in this one, so please pray that it sells and that we find one

~ That's all I can think of....

other than....

We are soooooo EXCITED!!!!!!

It's been a while....

2010-12-29T14:00:00.000-06:00

Where did this year go?!? I can't believe it will be 2011 on Saturday!!! It's been a busy, hectic, crazy last few months, so I'm definitly looking forward to the new year and everything it has in store for us. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and had a wonderful time with friends and/or family. We were able to spend several days in Arkansas with my family and will get to see Wyatt's family this weekend for New Year's. I know I say this on just about every post, but I am really hoping to blog more often and keep everyone a little better updated on what's going on in our lives. So for now, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still here and we're doing great! I plan to make another, more detailed post about our Christmas (with pictures, since I think this is my first post without any...) over the weekend, so be sure to check back! Hope you have a Happy New Year!!!

* I'd also like to wish my favorite niece, Calloway, a very Happy 3rd Birthday!!! ~Unc & Bizby

Beenie's Wedding

2010-06-09T22:33:00.000-05:00

I met Amanda, aka Beenie, my first semester of college at the U of A. We had every class together and eventually became roommates and best friends. I give her credit for making me be late everywhere I go! I was raised to always be early (anything later than 15 min early was considered late). She also helped me come out of my 'shell'. I have so many good and funny memories with her! She was one of my bridesmaids, so when I found out she was getting married, I knew I had to go!

The wedding was on the beach in Destin, FL. The plane tickets were ridiculously expensive so we decided to drive. We left Wednesday afternoon and stopped for the night in Memphis. I was hoping to meet up with one of my other best friends, Steph, but it was too late when we got there. We got up Thursday morning and drove the rest of the way to Destin. We arrived a little before 6 that evening. We checked into our hotel and just vegged out for a little while before going to eat dinner.

Friday morning we just took it easy and then went to the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base after lunch. It was really neat to see all the airplanes and ammunition they had on display. We decided it would be nice to cool off with a blizzard from Dairy Queen. So, I searched for the nearest one with my phone & we headed that direction. We wound up in a neighborhood not too far from a mall. So, I said that I bet it was in the mall and sure enough it was! We got our cold, sweet treat and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding.

The wedding was beautiful, but had to be cut a little short due to a storm moving in. Afterwards, everyone went to the condo Beenie's family was renting and had some really good cajun food. It was soooo nice to get to see her again and catch up. I really wish I got to see her more often.

We searched for the top attractions in Destin and the Big Kahunas water park was on the top of the list. We decided we would go Saturday. It was so much fun! They closed late afternoon due to another storm moving in, so we headed back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner. One of the things we definitly wanted to do while there was eat some seafood. We wound up going to Fudpucker's. The wait was about 1 hour, but luckily they had Gator Beach to help pass the time. They have 100 real alligators and one albino one. It was really neat and the food was delicious!

Unfortunately, our mini vacation came to an end and we had to start the drive home Sunday. We arrived in Memphis early enough to have dinner with Steph, Josh, & Cadence. Even though our visit was only about 1 hour, it was so good to see them!

We finished up the trip Monday and are now back in the swing of things. It was nice to have a break from work, since it's been almost 2 years since my last vacation. Hopefully it won't be so long until the next one!

2 Months?!?

2010-06-08T22:26:00.000-05:00

How has it already been 2 months since my last post??? It seems like time is just flying by faster and faster! Anyways, I had every intention of posting about our vacation to Florida for my friend's wedding this past week, but I think I'll wait until tomorrow. I've been really good at this whole procrastination thing lately... Other than that, our life has been pretty busy. The weather has finally been pretty good, so that means I've been able to work quite a bit. Wyatt finished up his spring semester at OSU Tulsa and is now trying to finish up his flying so he can start doing some instructing on the side. I've finally learned how to drive my 'new' car that I got last May. That's a whole post of it's own though. Maybe I'll get that done in the next few days too! Well, I just wanted to give a quick update and let you know I'm still here! Make sure to check back in the next few days (assuming I don't procrastinate any more...)!

Where Did March Go?

2010-04-07T21:09:00.000-05:00

Let me start by just saying I can't believe it is already April!! I had every intention of posting more often, but as you can see...that hasn't really happened. I wanted to say thank you to those who helped with my jean dilemma. About 2 weeks ago, I decided it was time for attempt 3 or 4, or whatever number it was. I am happy to report that I was successful! Maybe a little too successful.... I came home with 4 pairs of jeans!!! I got a really good deal on 3 of them, but of course my favorite pair was the one that was most expensive. I was only going to keep 2, maybe 3, of them but couldn't really decide which pair to take back. I think I've decided to just keep all of them. My reasoning is that it was such a headache to find jeans that fit and I spent so much time trying to find them, not to mention that the other jeans averaged out to only $33 a pair! I'd say you can't beat that!

There's not much else going on with us.... I've been working quite a bit the last couple of weeks - I'm definitly not complaining after all the bad weather we've had recently. Last week was a really good week! I actually got 42 paid hours + 8 for Good Friday! For those of you who missed my post on how I get paid, that is really, really good! I don't know how to link to it, so I'll give a brief explanation: I am an hourly employee and I pretty much only get paid for the time I'm in the airplane, unless it is a ground lesson. So, each flight that I schedule is a 2 hour block but actual flight time is only 1-1.5 hours. So, I could be at work 10 hours, but only get paid for 5-7 hours. So like I said, last week was really good! I told my mom I should stop calling it the weekend (because I've been working 6 days a week) and just start saying my day off! Hahaha!

As for Easter, I don't have any cutesy pictures to post of our matching Easter outfits or Easter egg hunts.... I didn't have a chance to go buy a new Easter 'frock' (that's what my dad says) so I just wore an outfit I already had. We went to church and then I attempted to go shopping for a new pair of tennis shoes Sunday afternoon, but the malls were closed. I was shocked that they were actually closed, but impressed. That pretty much sums up our day.

I'm hoping to be better at posting more often. It is difficult when there's not a lot exciting happening... but I'm going to try! I hope everyone has a wonderful second half of the week!

Jean Dilemma

2010-02-21T22:02:00.000-06:00

This was going to be a post about my amazingly wonderful weekend visit with my best friends and an update from the past month or so, but that was before my longer-than-it-should-have-been attempt at finding a new pair of jeans. I spent about 4 hours this afternoon trying on jeans and I could not find a single pair that fit properly!!! The search started at Old Navy because they had their jeans on sale for $19 this weekend. Their jeans used to not fit right, but then about a year or so ago I found a pair there that fit nicely. So, I was hoping I would be able to find some more. No such luck! I should have counted how many I tried on, but NONE of them fit!

I decided that I would try Aeropostale because one of my favorite pairs came from there. I got one of each style they had and in the size of the ones I have already to try on. I tried all of them on, but again NONE of them fit. They were all too tight and too short! So, I went back out and got the next size in the 2 styles I liked. They were better length wise, but the waist band bulged out in the back. They've apparantly changed their jeans since the last time I bought some.

The next stop was J C Penney. It had been a while since I'd gotten jeans from there, but a few months ago I got a pair of skinny jeans that I absolutely love. So, I thought I'd give it a try. I lost track of how many trips I made to the dressing room! Each time I would tell myself that was the last trip (I didn't listen very well!). Once again, they were tight in the thighs and too short. So, I'd try the next size and the waist band would bulge. On one trip to the dressing room, I passed by a rack of misses' jeans and thought maybe I should try those to see if they fit differently than the juniors. Well, they were exactly the style/cut I was looking for, except for one thing - they were mid-rise which made the crotch a little saggy. I really debated buying them and seeing if I could get them altered, but I wasn't sure how easy that would be.

So, I would love to hear some suggestions on where I should look for jeans. Where do you buy jeans? I really didn't want to pay a lot for them, but I think I may have to if I want to find some that fit really well. Please help!

Cube Cuteness

2010-01-15T23:23:00.000-06:00

First off, is anyone else having a hard time believing we are half-way through January?!?!? Yes, HALF-WAY!!! I can't! Where has it gone? Anyways, I just wanted to point that out.... I guess 2010 isn't going to slow down any.
So, after having my cube decorated for Christmas, I decided that it was going to be pretty plain after I took down all the decorations. While we were in TX, my mother showed my sister and I how to deco-podge (I'm not sure that's a word, but I'm going with it!) When I learn something new, I kind of get addicted to it. So, I was dying to deco-podge something of my own. I came up with the idea of doing the word 'Fly' to hang in my cube - after ruling out my name or initials. I got all of the necessary supplies from Hobby Lobby and got started on my project. It turned out really cute, if I do say so myself! I hung them in my cube and here they are:

Basically all I did was buy some wooden letters, scrapbook paper, modge podge, and ribbon. The letters I bought were already white, but you can paint them whatever color you want. Next, cut out the paper in the shape of the letters. Then put a coat of modge podge on the letter and then smooth the paper onto it. Wait for about 10-15 minutes and then put a coat of modge podge over the top of the paper. The last thing is to attach the ribbon to the back of the letter. I just used hot glue. Wait for that to dry and they are ready to hang!

After I got them hung, I was looking around my cube and decided that it still needed something else. So, I got the idea to make something to hang my clipboards on. I have one for the current week's schedule and one for the next week's schedule. I took another trip to Hobby Lobby to see what I could come up with. By the way, they really should have some sort of warning about things disappearing once inside the store. I go in and before I know it, time (sometimes hours) disappears and almost always my money disappears! Anyways, I wound up going to Hobby Lobby every day last week except Friday!! Luckily, all but once I spent $10 or less, so not too bad. What was really bad was the fact that the weather wasn't very good last week so I wasn't able to work much, but I was going shopping everyday! Oh well, that's why I save, right?! Back to the story... I was supposed to work Saturday, but the weather wasn't good so it gave me all day to work on my project. With a little design help from my mother and sister, I got it finished!

For this project, I bought a piece of wood from Hobby Lobby and used the same process as above to put the zebra print paper on it. Then, I attached the feather trim around the edge on the back with hot glue. I cut pink circles out of scrapbook paper and used the modge podge to attach them. Once that was dry, I used scrapbook sticker letters and some embellishments to finish it off. I attached ribbon to hang it up with and the hooks are just the ones that you can screw into the wall for keys and such.

I also read online and taught myself how to make tissue paper flowers. They are really easy and fun! Beware though, they can be addictive!!! Here are the ones I made for my cube (well, I made more, but it was a little too much):

I was going to try to explain how to make these, but I don't have any pictures of the process. So, I will do a separate post on these - after I make some more!

Here are a couple pics of my whole cube:

It is definitly more enjoyable to go to work everyday now that my cube is decorated!!! Now I'm trying to think of where else I can put some more of my craft projects... Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and hopefully it won't be so long next time!

Thanksgiving & Christmas

2009-12-31T19:29:00.001-06:00

I realize it's been over a month since I've updated.... but in my defense, we've been really busy!!! I guess I'll start with Thanksgiving.... We went to AR this year. We left on Thursday morning and had lunch with my father's side. We hung out a little and then had dinner with my mother's side. Cari, Mark, & Calloway didn't get in until Thursday afternoon.

On Friday, Cari and I took our cousins, Brianna & Lauren, shopping. Wyatt & I were going to meet my friends for lunch on Saturday, but the whole Campbell clan was sick so we only had lunch with Steph & Josh (& baby Cadence). It was so good to seem them!!!

We headed back home on Saturday evening. Then it was December! Mostly, we were busy with work and school (for Wyatt). The weekend before Christmas, we headed over to AR again. I took Brianna & Lauren shopping Saturday morning for their Christmas presents. Then, my Aunt Susan hosted a congratulations party for my Aunt LeAnn Saturday evening. We are all so proud of her for completing her degree!!! Afterwards, Wyatt and I had dinner with mom & dad and headed back home.

For Christmas this year we decided that we would drive down to TX. Cari & Mark weren't going to be able to spend much time in NWA and they were going to be making a 2-day drive to Mark's family in NC. So, mom & dad and Wyatt & I decided we could save them the extra drive and get to spend more time with them. We headed down on Tuesday afternoon. Cari and I had a day of shopping planned for Wednesday. Then, mom & dad would be there Wednesday afternoon.

Wyatt and I went to IKEA Thursday morning. It started snowing while we were out and about. It was so pretty!!! I couldn't believe we actually had a white Christmas! We had Christmas with his family Thursday evening.

Then, Friday morning we got up and drove to Cari & Mark's for Christmas with my family. We got there mid-morning and Calloway was already ready to open presents!!! We had so much fun with her this year. She was so funny!!! The first is a gift from Nonna & Poppy. The second is from us for her Christmas & birthday.

After we opened presents, we had a little bit of a late lunch. They were in the process of changing Calloway's room from a nursery to a little girl's room. So after lunch, Mom was working on painting a tree on the wall and Cari & I worked on redoing the letters to Calloway's name that hang on the wall. Mark was playing on his laptop (I think), dad did Sudoku, and Wyatt took a nap! We headed back to Wyatt's grandmother's house that evening and just took it easy. We got up on Saturday morning and headed home. We were greeted with a lot of snow and ice!!!

We had a safe drive home, but we did have one close call. There was an explorer getting on the highway and started losing control on the on-ramp. Both us and the car in front of us had to maneuver to avoid the SUV. We were both successful and I think the driver of the explorer got it under control too. A few moments later, I was saying how scary that was and that I was glad we weren't as close as the other car. About that time, we pulled up beside the other car and the guy's jaw was still dropped open and his hand was over his heart! Wyatt and I both just busted up laughing 'cause it was exactly how we felt!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!!!! (& sorry this was so long...)

Update & More Jewelry

2009-11-15T18:35:00.000-06:00

I've been making some more jewelry lately. It is so nice to have a little time now and then to have a little hobby. I've made another necklace and earring set and two bracelets. Here are some pics:

This first one is blue and green. I already know exactly what I am going to wear it with and can't wait!

Here's a close-up... I had to make the bail out of a butterfly. I think it turned out really cute.

This is the butterfly bracelet. Hopefully I can wear it with a lot of different colors.

And last but not least, the green and purple bracelet.

Other than the usual work and school (for Wyatt), we've not been up to much. Wyatt did go on a 5 day fishing trip and just got home today. I really missed him and am glad he's home! The first day or two was nice to have some me time, but that didn't last too long. I know the dogs missed him too because they were so happy to see me when I got home each evening. They were definitly ready to go outside too!

Last Saturday, I received a letter from Trans States Airlines saying they were taking voluntary recalls. I got a little excited about the possibility of going back to the airlines and flying jets again. Unfortunately, they did not get the additional flying they thought they were going to get, so they aren't recalling any furloughed pilots after all. It's a little disappointing, but right now isn't exactly the most ideal time to go back to the airlines - with the holidays coming up and all. Also, it would/will be a paycut, so it's not going to be an easy decision to make, when I have to make it for real!

That's about all that's been going on with the Wagners.... I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!

Memphis

2009-10-22T18:41:00.001-05:00

Every now and then one of my students needs to do a long cross-country flight as part of their training - one of which has to be 5 hours long. It works out just about perfectly to fly to Memphis, TN. I've made the flight several times, but it's never worked out for me to meet up with Steph, one of my best friends who lives there.

Well, I had a student coming up on the cross-country lesson and got the bright idea that we would do it last Wednesday when Steph was scheduled to have her baby. I wanted to surprise her with my visit, so I contacted Josh, her husband, and got all the info. I needed. As it turned out, we didn't get the airplane and the weather would have prevented us from going anyways. I was really disappointed and sad that it didn't work out 'cause it would have been so much fun and just perfect. I called Steph and admitted what we had been planning and she was surprised, but said it was definitly the thought that counted. What she didn't know was that we had already rescheduled the flight to make another go at it!

After clearing it with Josh, we got it rescheduled for Tuesday. They made the schedule Sunday and we got the airplane!!!! Then, Tuesday came and it was looking a little iffy, but turned out to be good weather! So, my student, his girlfriend, a friend of their's, and I loaded up and headed toward Memphis. We got there a little before 7 and I called Josh to let him know we would be there in about 15 minutes. He told Steph someone from church was coming over. We got to their house and I knocked on the door. Josh opened the door and stood to the side so she could see who it was. The look on her face was priceless!!!! We had succeeded in surprising her!!! It was so good to see her and baby Cadence. We had a really good little visit. Here are a few pics:

After we left their house, we headed downtown to eat at Rendezvouz. Apparently it is world famous for its ribs, but I had never heard of it. It was pretty good, but I wouldn't say it was the best barbecue I've ever had. Then, we had the long flight home. I didn't get home until about 2:15 Wednesday morning and boy was I tired for work on Wednesday! It was definitly worth it to get to see my girls!!!

Art & Jewelry

2009-10-13T22:03:00.000-05:00

I didn't realize it had been so long since my last post... I have been meaning to post something, but I get busy or forget and then decide I'll do it "tomorrow". So, here I am trying to play catch up. We haven't been up to much, just staying busy with work and normal, every day life.

This past weekend was just about perfect. We met up with one of my best friends from high school and her husband for dinner and a movie. We went to see Couple's Retreat. It was hilarious!! We had such a good time and are already planning our next get together.

Then, Wyatt left early Saturday morning to go on a 2 day fishing trip. I slept in until I woke up; it was so nice to not have to set the alarm. I pretty much lazied around all morning. I watched a couple of movies and just took it easy. I didn't even take a shower until 3!!! I started painting a canvas for the guest bedroom. I got the four side ones finished Saturday evening. I worked on the middle one Sunday, but didn't paint it until tonight. I think it turned out pretty good for my first one!

I can't wait to hang it on the wall and see how it looks!

A few weeks ago, I was in the mood to make something. So, I pulled out my beads and made a necklace and earring set. I used to make stuff all the time, but just haven't had the time to lately. I plan to make some more jewelry in the coming weeks, so I'll be sure and post pics of those too.

Anyway, I thinks that's all for now... Hopefully it won't be so long next time. Hope everyone has a good second half of the week!

A Birthday and Cake, but not birthday cake!

2009-09-13T19:16:00.000-05:00

Birthday: Yesterday was my dear hubby's birthday... Happy Birthday Sweets!!! We didn't do much 'cause we are both still recovering from all the work we did the past several months on our house. So, we are quite happy to be lazy and just hang out. I did take him out to eat and he chose Chinese. That was pretty much it.

Cake: If you remeber on our 1 year anniversary, we hadn't tried our 1-year-old-top-layer of frozen wedding cake. Well, this week I called Merritt's Bakery and asked about what the proper procedure was for thawing frozen cake. We decided to wait until this weekend to try it. So, Friday evening when I got home from work, I carefully unwrapped the frozen cake and put it into the refigerator to begin its 24 hour thaw. This is what it looked like:

Then, this morning I set (or sat, I can't remember which..) it out to begin to uncool from being in the refigerator, 'cause no one wants cold cake!!! After we got home from church, it looked like this:

I told Wyatt it looked like it was undressing!!! I couldn't resist the urge to touch it. So, I kind of very carefully poked part of the "naked" part. It was surprisingly kind of spongy. Not at all like the way I expected it to be after being frozen for a year! I asked him when he wanted to try it and he said let's wait until later. By the way he said it, I really wan't sure later would ever arrive! He also said he'd try it after I did. I told him we had to eat it at the same time. So, finally after dinner he agreed we could try it. I got a knife and cut us a slice. I was trying to get the icing off and he said I didn't have to make it look pretty 'cause he wasn't going to eat more than a little bite. Anyways, you're probably wondering how 1-year-old-top-layer of thawed wedding cake tastes....

......well, we both took and bite.... and...... looked at each other.... and both said..... NOT TOO BAD!!!! Then, we took another bite. We were both really shocked at how good it tasted. We wound up eating the whole slice I cut!!!! I don't think it is quite as good as it was a year ago, but it isn't far from it! Of course, I had to keep telling myself to keep an open mind and not think about the fact that it was frozen. I almost wasn't believing my tastebuds. I think I might even eat another piece tomorrow. So, if you were wondeirng, now you know!

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!! Mine is looking like it is going to be pretty busy.

Our 1 Year Anniversary!

2009-09-06T15:03:00.007-05:00

Today is our 1st anniversary! I can't believe it has already been 1 year!!! Where did the time go?!?!?! Hopefully, future years won't seem to go by so quickly, but I'm afraid they will.

This past weekend, we went to AR to visit my family and friends. While we were there, I decided I should try my wedding dress on to see if it still fit. I figured it probably would because I haven't changed much. It still fit!!! I love my wedding dress and wish I didn't just get to wear it once. I suggested I could wear it out to eat for dinner Saturday evening, but everyone else thought I'd be a little overdressed!!! Anyways, here's a picture:

We didn't really do anything super fun and exciting to celebrate our big day. We basically took it easy and spent the day being lazy. It was a nice change of pace after all the remodeling we've been doing. I'm glad we're both happy just hanging out and don't always have to be going and doing stuff to enjoy each other's company. We did go out to dinner at Red Lobster. Our waitress was nice enough to take a picture of us.

We haven't tried our frozen top layer of wedding cake yet because I forgot to call the bakery to find out the proper procedure for thawing the cake. I've heard it isn't that great, but I'll let you know how it turns out.

Happy Anniversary to the best man in the world and perfect match for me!!! I love you with all my heart and I'm looking forward to our future together! I love you Sweets!!!

What we've been "UP" to...

2009-08-25T20:14:00.006-05:00

Let's see... over the past month and a half, we've remodeled the kitchen and bathroom, repainted the hallway, relandscaped the yard, painted the trim on the house, repaired some siding, and reshingled the roof. All in addition to our full time jobs!!! Needless to say, we've been BUSY!!!! What's the reason for all this craziness?!!? Well, we are trying to sell our house so we can get one a little bigger.

I have before and after pictures of all of our projects, but for this post, I have the ones from this past weekend. I'll post the others later (when I figure out where the other memory card is...). We thought we were done with the "big" projects, until we decided that the roof was probably going to need replaced since we weren't sure how long it had been. So, since we are pretty big do-it-yourselfers, we decided we'd do it ourselves. We didn't really want to pay double to have someone else do it. I asked my dad if he knew how to do it and he did. So being the amazingly wonderful father he is, he offered to come help us. He came over Friday afternoon and needed to go back home Saturday. We were hoping we could work on it a while Friday afternoon/evening and then finish it up Saturday by early afternoon. Boy were we wrong!!!!

We had extra help come Friday afternoon to get the shingles up on the roof - thank goodness we didn't have to move all those bundles by ourselves!!! We got a good start Friday evening, but not as far as we would have liked to. We got up early Saturday morning and started around 7:30. We worked ALL day with only a few breaks here and there. We had to stop when it got dark and that's when dad had to head home. So, Wyatt and I got back on the roof by 8:00 Sunday morning and worked for a better part of the day. Neither of us were feeling that great after having worked all day Saturday. Actually, we felt like a couple of old people - moving slower than normal and achy all over. We finished around 4:30 and we're pretty sure the angelic choir could be heard singing the Hallelujah chorus!!! We've decided that we don't like roofing... We're pretty sure we'll pay someone next time!

These pictures are from Saturday morning. Wyatt was so funny - he did NOT like being on the roof! I was a little uneasy at first, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. It was just funny to watch him.

You can see they've gotten a little over half-way up the front.

Dad and Wyatt trying to figure out which way to go next....

These are the before pictures of the back... I haven't gotten any afters yet.

These are from Sunday.... we were almost done. I was cutting more caps. I spent most of Saturday in that spot where I cut 300 caps, along with the 1/2's, 1's, 1 & 1/2's, and 2's that dad and Wyatt needed. I had to cut another 20 caps Sunday. So, for those of you who don't believe I was right up there with the guys - here's your proof!!!

This last one is a pretty good view of the "after" (minus the few pieces of trash you can see on that front part). We did really well estimating how many shingles we'd need. We had 2 full bundles left over to take back. As for shingles, we only had 3 halves left and 1 cap that was a little messed up. So, I thought we did really well!

Now, hopefully all we have to do is keep the house clean. That is, if we can get some people to come look at it. We've had a lot of people viewing it on craigs list and the blog I made for it. Please pray that the right people will see it and want to come take a look. We found a house we loved and had a contingency offer on it, but someone else came in and made an offer without a contingency. So, we were disappointed about that. We're trusting God that the right buyer will come and the right house for us will be available.

4th of July

2009-07-05T19:56:00.004-05:00

I didn't realize how long it had been since my last post... Sorry. Actually, there hasn't been much going on to post about, so you really aren't missing anything.! We've just been busy with work. Spartan actually closed completely Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so I got a whole 3 day weekend!!! Usually, they will allow us to fly everyday except the actual holiday. So, I wind up working the days they are open. This was the first 3 day weekend I've had in a LOOOONG time! I can't remember when my last one was. Needless to say, it was long overdue and I'm definitly looking forward to the next one!

Friday morning I got the bright idea to paint my nails red, white, & blue. Well, actually the idea came a couple of days before, but I didn't have time to do it until Friday morning. I used to paint my nails all the time, but my job isn't the most nail-friendly job. So usually I just keep a clear coat on them. Here's a picture of my patriotic creation:
I thought they turned out pretty cute. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but that my be partially due to my perfectionism (not sure that's even a word!!).

Friday evening, Stephanie, Josh, Wyatt, and I went over to Brandon & Miranda's house for dinner and just to hang out. It was so great to see my best friends again. I definitly miss spending time with them. We had a wonderful meal of tenderloin, corn-on-the-cob, squash, and chips & dip. Then, we had cupcakes, brownies, and ice cream for dessert. We brought a watermelon, but never cut into it (kind of forgot about it in the freezer!!). As the sun was setting, we went out back to enjoy the cool evening. Several of their neighbors started shooting off fireworks. So, we enjoyed the free show, but the company even more (at least I did!). Here are a few pictures we took:I wanted to get one of all of us, but I forgot... I had so much fun seeing my friends again!!! I miss ya girlies!!! Can't wait for next time! Love ya!

New Car

2009-05-24T20:20:00.005-05:00

Last weekend, Wyatt and I drove over to NWA to pick up our new car. This was after I spent most of my Tuesday on the phone with 2 dealers to try and get a good deal, between insurance calls of course! First, here's what I got to drive for the week...

Good 'ole Buick Lucerne... it had a good ride though! One of the other instructor's asked if it was my grandmother's car!!! I thought that was pretty funny!! I did feel like I was driving a boat, especially compared my little civic, well my old civic!!

So, here it is... our new car!!!

Now, I just have to learn how to drive it... It is a Civic SI with manual transmission and I've never learned how to drive one, I've only ever had automatics. So, Wyatt gets to enjoy it for a few weeks until I learn. I'm back to driving the Santa Fe for now. I had my first driving lesson today, and let's just say I need a few more, well may be lots more!!! I would get the hang of it and then let the clutch out too fast and stall it. I would be ok if I never had to stop. We don't need stop signs, right?!?! Then, Wyatt had me stop on a hill... Yep, had trouble with that! I told him we should just move somewhere flat, like Kansas. He didn't seem to think that was too good of an idea. Oh well, I'll keep getting driving lessons and hopefully be able to drive it in a few weeks, or maybe a year!!! Hope everyone has a great week!

Not so "Flying" Car

2009-05-15T21:48:00.003-05:00

I normally don't look forward to Mondays, but they come just like every other day of the week. I did my normal morning routine and headed to work. Little did I know, my day was going to go extremely different than I expected. I was almost to work, probably 1 minute away, when I yawned. The only thing I can figure is that while my eyes were closed for that split second, I got off the edge of the road just enough to be in the ditch. There is practically no shoulder - you are either on the road or in the ditch. Once I was in the ditch, I hit a driveway, which kind of acted like a ramp and launched me into the air.

While airborne, my car flipped and then landed upside down and slid for a good 20 feet or so. I somehow managed to land exactly parallel to the road and my car pointing in the direction I had been going - talented, don't ya think?!?!After my car stopped, I smelled the smoke from the airbags deploying and thought my car was on fire. All I could think was that I had to get out. So, I undid my seatbelt, reached over and unlocked the door, pulled on the handle, opened the door and climbed out. I took a couple of steps and realized that my shoes had come off and I was standing in the wet/muddy grass in my socks. About that time a man had stopped and came over and asked if I was ok. I told him yes, but that I needed to get my shoes. (I'm sure those that know me really well would have some sort of joke about that!!) He thought I should go sit down instead. So I did. A lady also stopped and the two of them helped call those I needed to call and the man helped get some of my stuff out of my car. Wyatt thinks the funniest part is when I had the lady call him at work. After he answered, she said she would just let me talk to him. So, she handed me her phone and I informed him that I had been in a wreck, flipped my car, and totaled it. He then asked if I needed him to come get me. I turned to the lady and said, "Does he need to come and get me?" (I'm not sure how I thought I would get anywhere if he didn't..) She told me that yes, he would probably need to come get me. Anyways, I was unscratched and only had a little neck and back pain, which is now pretty much all gone. We spent a good part of Monday going car shopping, since I now need a car. I'll post pictures of the new car when we get it. All I can say is that God was definitly watching over me and I am so thankful I'm ok!
We took these pictures Wednesday evening... Everytime I look at these pictures I can't believe that it happened and that I walked away unhurt.

So, if anyone is wondering.... Civic's don't fly very well, but they will protect you if you try to make them!!!!

My frog?

2009-05-05T13:06:00.005-05:00

I know, I know... It's been awhile. We've been busy with nothing really exciting happening. I've been working about 10-12 hours a day on average, so I just really want to do nothing when I do have some free time. Otherwise, not much is new.

Everyone at work has been asking about "my frog" because of this:

So here's the story.... One day last week, I was walking back to flight ops after a flight and I saw a smushed frog on the edge of the sidewalk. There were a few line guys standing by the picnic table, so I asked one of them if he could take care of it. Well, the poor frog-with-its-inerds-lying-on-the-sidewalk was still there the next day. So I mentioned it to the line guy and he said he would give it a proper burial for me. A little while later, someone asked me about my frog. I asked them what they meant, and they told me to go look outside. So this is what I saw! I'm not really sure a frog can live that long... (it says 1/5/02-4/29/09 if you can't read it) Anyways, I keep getting asked about "my frog" so now you know.

Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful Cinco de Mayo and hopefully it won't be so long next time!!!

March Snow!!

2009-03-28T19:43:00.006-05:00

I can't believe we got snow at the end of March, but this is Oklahoma, so I shouldn't be surprised!!! We woke up this morning to rain and were a little disappointed that it wasn't snowing. Wyatt really wanted pancakes, so I made pancakes for breakfast. I always make a couple of little ones for the dogs and I noticed one of them had a marking like a heart. I'm not sure how it got like that, but I thought it was pretty neat!

As I was cooking, I looked outside and saw the rain turning to snow!! I was excited! It was also some of the biggest snowflakes I've ever seen.

A few hours later, this is what it looked like! It was coming down pretty hard.

I decided late this afternoon that I wanted to go play in the snow. So, I made a snowangel...

and a snowwoman....

and a snowplane!!!!

I didn't notice half of the tail had fallen off until after we took the picture, but oh well! We had a pretty good day being lazy and enjoying the beautiful snow!

Six months 'til we get to eat cake!

2009-03-05T22:41:00.006-06:00

WOW!!!! It's already been six months since we tied the knot! I can't believe how time flies! At times, it seems like so long ago, while other times it seems like it was just yesterday. I am so thankful to have finally met and married my "shoe". We've been doing really well and have mostly adjusted to married life - with lots of little lessons along the way, such as toilet paper rules, cabinet closing lessons, closet sharing, etc. It is so nice to get to wake up next to my best friend every morning.

I love looking through the pictures from the best day of my life and remembering all of the excitement and love I felt on that day. I would have to say one of my favorite parts was the cake. Not only did it turn out PERFECTLY, but it was soooo good! I cannot wait to eat the top layer on our 1 year anniversary (hopefully it'll taste like I remember...) My other favorite was the little airplanes everyone threw as we left.

Girl's Day

2009-02-21T20:35:00.004-06:00

What a great day today was!!!! I drove over to Arkansas yesterday evening to see my parents and to spend today with my best friends. My momma even cooked dinner for me last night! One thing I miss most from living at home is all the family dinners. Anyways, this morning I met Stephanie, Miranda, and Julie in the Wal-Mart parking lot. We hoped in with Miranda and headed to Golden Corral for brunch. We always have to go eat somewhere when we get together; it's just what we do. While we were eating, we realized that the last time we had been there was when Miranda was pregnant with Julie and we had even sat in almost the same exact spot! The following weekend was when Julie was born. So, we'll see if the same happens this time!!

After an enjoyable brunch, we went to Different Strokes. We thought it would be fun to be a little creative and have more time to hang out and catch up. Of course, it took us all forever to decide which item we wanted to paint. That's what happens when you get a few indecisive women in a pottery painting studio!!! Julie picked out a horse pretty soon after we got there. I chose a picture frame and so did Steph. Mandy chose to paint a tile. Then we had to pick out what design and colors we would paint... decisions, decisions, decisions!!! We had a lot of fun and enjoyed each other's company. Julie kept us entertained too!

I was sad when the day was over, but definitly looking forward to our next girl's outing!!!

Our finished, well... almost finished, projects

Julie helping Steph and Mandy open the gifts I got them

Love ya girlies!!!!

Valentines Day

2009-02-15T17:28:00.007-06:00

On our very first Valentines Day as boyfriend and girlfriend, we rented an airplane and flew to Ponca City and ate at Enriques, the really good mexican restaurant at the airport. So, since this was our first Valentines Day as husband and wife, we decided we would do something similar. We have been wanting to fly up to Missouri to go to Lamberts, so this was the perfect opportunity. We also invited another couple to go with us - Bob, a guy Wyatt works with, and his wife.

So, Saturday morning we got up and got ready to go to the airport. Well, we looked outside and saw clouds. Since it was so cold, we couldn't fly in the clouds because we could pick up some icing and that is not good. We went ahead and went to the airport with the hopes it would clear up. Bob and his wife had already arrived, but decided to go get some coffee in Jenks. Wyatt and I went ahead and got the preflight done.

Bob wanted to surprise his wife, so he didn't tell her what the plan was. When they got back to the airport, we just sat around and visited and watched tv while we waited on the weather to clear up. After several checks on the weather and a couple hours later, we were FINALLY able to go. We had wanted to leave shortly after 10, but didn't get gone until about 12:30. Wyatt asked Bob's wife if she had ever been in a small plane before and she said no. So, she didn't know she was going flying until about 10 minutes before we got in the airplane and had no clue where we were going!

The flight up to Springfield, MO was a little bumpy but overall pretty good. We went in and borrowed the courtesy car and drove about 15 minutes to Lambert's in Ozark, MO. As we pulled into the parking lot, we saw a lot of people, more than we thought we'd see at 2 in the afternoon! We went in and got our names on the waiting list and presented the card from the airport to get us in a little faster. About 10 minutes later, we were seated (with a few dirty looks from the other people waiting). Lambert's is best know for their throwed rolls. A guy literally throws rolls to anyone with their hands up! We all ate entirely too much, but it was SO good!

We headed back to the airport and then flew back to Tulsa. We didn't get back until about 6:45, but it was a really awesome Valentines Day, one of the best I've ever had!

Grand Lake
Springfield/Branson National Airport
We flew the same airplane Wyatt proposed in!!!
Notice all the people standing around waiting....
The roll thrower
Wyatt's ginormous chicken fried steak - served in the skillet!

A year... already?

2009-02-12T20:54:00.008-06:00

I can't believe it has been a year since my dear Kiley-Jo got her wings and became an angel. I've missed her so much... I missed her being a part of my bachelorette party. I missed her being in my wedding. I missed seeing her over the holidays. I missed talking to her. I missed hearing her laugh. I missed our girl time. I missed her beautiful eyes. I've missed her.

I am so thankful to have had the privilege to call her one of my best friends for 8 wonderful years. The four of us had one of the strongest bonds I've ever seen. Each time we've gotten together over the last year, it just feels like something is missing. It is. Our dear Kiley completed us in a way no one else can. She was the perfect fit to our 4-piece puzzle. Our (future) children were going to grow up together. We were going to go on vacations together. We were going to grow into old ladies together. All we have now are the fabulous memories and I will cherish them forever.

Kiley was one of the most beautiful, funny, energetic, loving, athletic, sincere, devoted, true, honest, and God loving woman I have ever met. There aren't enough words to describe how truly amazing she was. The world was definitly a better place with her in it. I know that she is now in the most perfect place, where none of the problems of this sinful world can touch her.

It has taken me so long to write this post, most of it with tears streaming down my face. It is so difficult to talk about her in the past tense. It just doesn't seem right and my heart aches because I miss her so much. The only comfort I can find is knowing that I WILL see her again - in Heaven.

My dearest Kiley-Jo ~ I love you and always will....

New Decorations

2009-01-25T18:45:00.012-06:00

After taking down all of my Christmas decor, I realized that the living room needed some help. This story actually goes back a little, so I'll have to back up and start at the beginning. A little less than a year ago, Wyatt and I decided to pull up the carpet and put down wood flooring. Well, we found a nice little surprise when we pulled up the carpet - REAL wood floors!!! The little project that was supposed to last a day or so wound up lasting several months. Of course, I wasn't here for most of it because I was in St. Louis for training and reserve. These are the only "before" pictures I could find, so try to look around the wedding flower mess!

Notice the lovely wood paneling....We looked on the internet and asked some of Wyatt's buddies about how to refinish wood floors. We felt pretty confident we could do it after our research. So, we headed to Lowe's to rent the drum sander. Of course, we first had to pull about a bazillion nails and staples out of the floor from where they had put the carpet down (I never want to see another nail or staple again!).

So, Wyatt started sanding the floor. You have to do it 3 different times, each time with a different grade of sand paper. We were making really good progress and were really excited about how our floors were going to be so beautiful.

We fianlly got to the stain... We both really like the darker stain, so that's what we got. We put the stain down (later learned there is a much easier way) and waited a day or two for it to dry. In the mean time, we would have to climb through a window and walk around to the garage to get from one end of the house to the other, since the living room separates the kitchen and garage from the bedrooms and bathroom. That was pretty interesting. Without making this long and drawn out, I'll just shorten the story to say that we (actually mostly Wyatt) had to redo the living room several times. Each time he would learn something new or a better way to do it to make it look better. That also includes the time he tripped over an almost full can of stain and sent the stain flying EVERYWHERE!!! Of course, it wasn't the smartest thing to do he biggest, most important room of the house first, but we didn't think about that at the time. Unfortunately, we only got pictures of the first attempt at staining the floor because I wasn't here for some of the other times and then just forgot to take pictures the other times.

Several cans of paint and polyurethane and several rentings of the sander later, the living room was finished... FINALLY!!!! We decided that we should paint the walls and replace the trim while we were at it. So, we painted the walls a beautiful coffee color after removing the half wall of ugly paneling and put new trim around the bottom. We also did the wood floor in the hallway and the office. We repainted the office green and put new trim in there as well. We decided that we needed to take a break before conquering the bedrooms. We managed to get everything moved back in like a week or so before the wedding. Whew!!! Talk about some stress - trying to get things ready for the wedding and trying to get the house finished!!!

Anyways, I tell that story because we didn't have anything on the walls in the living room after taking everything down to paint, or very much other decorations for that matter. So, over the past several weeks I've been trying to decide what to put in the place of all my Christmas stuff. About a month before Christmas, we found a painting on ebay we wanted to hang behind the couch. So, we ordered it and got it hung just in time for Cari, Calloway, Brianna, and Lauren's visit the weekend before Chrismas.

We had also been looking for a big clock to hang on the wall, but hadn't found one we really liked. Well, about a week and a half ago, I was at Hobby Lobby just to see if they had any Christmas stuff left, and I saw this:

Perfect!!! Of course, I then had to look at the home accents that were 66% off. After going up and down the aisles a few times, I realized that I needed help. See, I've never really been good at this decorating thing. I either try to make things too symmetrical, too matching, or something. So, I called none other than my momma. I told her some of the things I had found and was asking her opinion. She gave me a few ideas but it was hard not being able to see exactly what I was talking about. So, to solve that problem I just took pictures of some of the items with my phone and emailed them to her. Then I called her back to see what she thought. We did this at least 3 or 4 times if not more. I was getting some funny looks from the people in Hobby Lobby, but that's ok. I think we were on and off the phone for around 2 hours! We decided on the items I should get to take home and play with. It was also on this trip I realized Hobby Lobby's carts aren't nearly big enough! After spending an arm and a leg, thanks to my mom, I left with all my goodies and headed home to play. Over the next couple of days, mom and I decided that she should come for a visit and bring a few things that she had for me and help decorate. So, she came over on Thursday evening and we went to Hobby Lobby Friday morning, not that my bank account could handle another trip!!! We finally managed to get the living room mostly decorated and I love it! Thanks mom for all of your help (including spending my money, which I am capable of doing on my own!!). Here are some pictures of the finished product.

End tables:

Wall where the paneling was:

My beautiful curtains made by my wonderful mom!!!!

Sorry this post has been so long.... maybe it makes up for being so long since I've posted?! Well, I can't believe the weekend is over, but I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Mom's Surprise!!!

2008-12-28T18:11:00.008-06:00

A few months before Christmas, I asked my mom what she wanted. She gave me a couple of ideas and so I started my Christmas shopping. Nothing I saw really hit the spot. I did find a really cute snowman for her at Hobby Lobby. I figured she already has a bazillion, so she definitly needs one more! But I still needed something to go with it.... Well, I took one of my dogs to the vet to get her teeth cleaned and when I went to pick her up, one of the ladies at the desk asked if I wanted a puppy. I looked up and saw a really cute, really tiny chihuahua puppy. I told her no, that I already had 2 dogs and that was enough. I left and as I was driving home, I thought of my mom. I called her to kind of joke with her about the dog and at first she thought I was talking about getting it for myself. I told her that no I was thinking about it for her. She wasn't sure if she wanted a dog right now, or even what kind...etc.

I got home and was telling Wyatt about my idea to get the dog for mom for Christmas. We threw the idea around a little, but I wasn't even sure if the dog was male or female or anything else about it. So, I called the vet and asked to talk to the lady about the puppy. I asked her a few questions and let her know I'd call her back and let her know if I wanted it. So, Wyatt and I talked it over a little more and came up with a few more questions. I called her back and asked her the other questions. By the end of these questions, I had made my mind up. I was going to get the puppy!!!

So, I went and picked up the puppy and she was so sweet and loveable. All she wanted to do was cuddle and lay on my lap. I was pretty sure that would go over real well with my mom. It was so hard to keep the secret for almost a week - I got the puppy on Tuesday evening and gave her to my mom on Sunday afternoon. After I got home with the puppy, we decided that we should go get a little carrier for her. So, Wyatt dog sat while I ran to Wal-Mart to get a little carrier for her. Of course, my dogs weren't too happy with me for bringing home the puppy. I really wanted to wait and surprise my mom when we went over on Christmas Eve, but Cari came to visit on Saturday and then my mom was going to drive half-way over to meet us and drop off my cousins so we could take them shopping for their Christmas presents. I figured that would be way too much craziness in my house and it would also give mom some time to bond with her new baby before we all went over there for Christmas. So I decided to take the puppy with me and surprise my mom on Sunday afternoon (since I wanted to let my mom name her, I just called her Little Girl).

Little Girl only wanted to lay in my lap on the way to meet my mom and pick up my cousins. I was a little worried that she had already bonded to me. Anyways, we get there and are pulling into the parking space next to my mom and Little Girl is trying to climb out the top of my coat. I managed to keep her hidden. So Cari and I get out and go stand next to my mom's door, now mind you it is FREEZING outside. We chat a little and then I inform my mom that I am having a really hard time wrapping one of her gifts.... In the mean time I am trying to pull Little Girl out the bottom of my coat, but all she wants to do is stay inside! So, I finally manage to get her out and at just the right time, mom looks over at Aunt LeAnn in the passenger seat (Perfect!!!). I say, "So, I decided to give it to you today," and sit her on the door. My mom turns around and her jaw hits the floor!!! She was shocked and didn't know what to say. It was great!!! I hopped in the car and quickly told her the story and what I knew about Little Girl. She and LeAnn decided that LeAnn had better drive home so mom could bond with her new baby.

It didn't take long for Little Girl to bond with mom and understand that she was her new mommy. Now, anytime mom is out of her sight she whines a little and is really only content sleeping on mom's lap. Mom picked out the name Sassy Ann(after me) Sargent. I think it is a great name and matches her perfectly. Here are a few pics of Sassy while she was at my house.

Cuddled in the blanket sling I made for her

Dinner time!

Trying to get her to pose with the presents

Bath time

Isn't she pitiful?!?!?

Dallas Aviation Expo

2008-12-07T21:45:00.016-06:00

On Friday, another instructor and I flew into DFW for the Dallas Aviation Expo. The second week in November there was a flying contest to determine which instructors got to go. Whoever got the most flight hours that week, got to fly one of Spartan's airplanes to DFW. So, I thought it would be fun to go and then maybe get to see Cari. I worked hard to get the most hours, but because of some cancellations, I was 0.9 hours short of winning. The instructor that won was trying to get more time in the seminole so he could get his MEI (multi-engine instructor license). Since I have mine and could sign him off, I got to go also. We met at the airport at 5:30 Friday morning (too early for me, especially since I had too leave my house at 5!). We eventually got everthing ready to go and took off toward Dallas. We were a little nervous about flying into DFW since it is such a large and busy airport. Usually, airports like DFW don't like it when they have general aviation arrivals because we are much slower than the commercial airlines and cause sequencing problems. We got to their airspace around 8 and luckily they weren't too busy... yet. The controllers were all very nice (not grumpy like we expected). They had us land on the far east runway and then told us unfortunately we were going to have to taxi all the way to the west side of the airport, which was about 3 miles. Needless to say, we had a pretty long taxi. When we finally arrived at the American Airlines hangar where the expo was being held, we saw several other airplanes.

This is an airplane taking off while we were holding short of one of the runways.

The C130 can actually back up!!! We were getting ready to leave, but the C130 was blocking us in. So, we just sat in our little seminole and waited until they left to start our engines. It was pretty impressive.

The expo was for elementary through high school kids in the Fort Worth area. There were a couple of recruiters from Spartan there that had a booth set up. We pretty much just hung out all day and answered any questions anyone had. When the expo was over, we flew to Spinks airport, which is just to the southwest of DFW. Cari and Calloway came and picked us up and we went to eat. Since my birthday is Wednesday, Cari bought me lunch/dinner and got me some super cute pajama pants. It was a lot of fun to get to see her and play with Calloway. I can't believe how big she is getting and that she is almost 1!!!!

This one is really good of Cari and Calloway.

She is so cute and I can't wait to see her again at Christmas!!!!!

Christmas Time!!!

2008-11-30T16:55:00.016-06:00

Wyatt and I spent most of yesterday afternoon/evening putting the tree up. Of course, we had to clean the living room really well before he would let me pull the tree out. This included moving the furniture to clean behind and under it. I was almost too tired to decorate the tree when we finally got to it, but then I started pulling out all of the ornaments and got excited to get them on the tree. This is the second year I have had an actual tree, other than the little 3 foot one I got for my room when I lived at home. There is a whole story to getting the tree.

Last year, I decided that I really wanted a big tree after seeing some ornaments at Wal-Mart that I loved. So, Wyatt and I looked everywhere to find which one we liked and was the best deal. We wound up really liking a pre-lit tree from Wal-Mart. We made the decision at the Wal-Mart on 71st St, but they didn't have any. So, we went to the next closest one, the one on 101st St. Guess what, they didn't have any either. We went to another one (I don't remember which one) and they didn't have any either. We were getting pretty irritated by now. However, each one we went to I found more ornaments that I liked. So I had plenty of ornaments, but no tree to put them on! So, we went to the Wal-Mart closest to my house. We found the box and Wyatt pulled it off the shelf. I was thinking that looked too easy; either it was really light or an empty box. Sure enough, it was the box for the display. We thought, "We'll just buy the display." So we asked and they told us they couldn't sell the displays. We had seen other stores selling their displays so we asked for the manager. He confirmed that they couldn't sell the display, but he did check to see where the nearest Wal-Mart was with the tree. He came back and told us the Pryor store had 2. We asked if they could hold one for us and he said that they couldn't. So we got back in the car and headed to Pryor. This whole time we hadn't had dinner because we were waiting until we were headed home. Needless to say, we were starving! There is a Burger King on the corner, so we stopped there and that was the best tasting food we had had in a while (of course it was probably because we were so hungry). So we made our way to Pryor and they had one!!!! We were so happy and relieved. Our search was finally over! So, we brought the tree home and even though we were so exhausted, we put it together that night! We stayed up until like 1 or 2 getting it all finished. It turned out so pretty.

This year, it was a lot easier - just pull it down from the attic and put it together. Of course, it would have been a little easier if I had put the directions with the tree. I know I kept them, I'm just not sure where. The tree is in 3 pieces and you have to make sure to plug the cords in the right place in order for all the lights to work. We were on the second layer getting it all fluffed when we decided we had better try the lights. So, we plugged it in and only the bottom layer worked. We had to take the second layer off and try to figure out how to get everything plugged in correctly. We finally figured it out and put it back together. Then on to the top layer. We got it all put together and then Wyatt disappeared to the office. So I started decorating it. It turned out beautiful again, if I do say so myself!! I have always loved black and white, so it is only fitting that those are the colors, plus silver/gray, I used on the tree. Here are some pictures:

The corner for the tree

My helpers

Tree Skirt
I guess I wore them out!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

My baby is home!

2008-11-10T10:49:00.002-06:00

It was a long week, well atleast the second half. Wyatt left on Wednesday afternoon to go on a 4 day fishing trip with 5 or 6 guys from work. Needless to say, I missed him a lot!!! Mom came over Wednesday evening because we had a funeral to go to on Thursday morning, so atleast she kept me company for part of it. I've gotten used to coming home and having someone here, other than the dogs, so it was really weird to come home to a dark house (and a little scary!). It definitly made me appreciate the companionship I have in Wyatt. Even though we aren't always talking or doing something together, just knowing he is here or in the other room is a great comfort. I gave him a big hug and kiss when he got home and told him I didn't think he was allowed to go on another trip like that.... he just laughed. I'm sure I'll let him go again if another trip comes up... if he's good!

On a different note.... I worked A LOT last week! For those of you that don't know how my job works, I'll explain it. I am a flight instructor at Spartan. We aren't on salary, instead we get paid hourly, and only for those hours we are in the airplane. For example, each flight we schedule is a 2 hour block of time. Within that 2 hours, we have to brief the student on what we are going to do that day, then go fly, and then debrief when we get back to let the student know what was good and what needs work. We are paid off the hobbs meter in the airplane, which is only ticking when the engine is running. So, what usually happens is you only get paid for about half, sometimes a little more, of the time you actually work. I usually try for 25 paid hours a week, which usually requires 40+ hours of work. The ratio of what you get paid for to what you work can be helped by having students that go out on solo flights while you are flying with another student. Unfortunatly I only have 1 student who is at that stage in the curriculum. Another thing that helps is when you do a ground lesson because you get paid for the whole hour, but there are only so many of those in the curriculum. So, when the weather is bad, like today, I don't get paid unless I do something like a ground lesson. Also, when the weather is beautiful, you become a workaholic because you've gotta work while you can. It makes it hard not having a steady paycheck, so I've gotta save any extra I make for literally "rainy days". With all of that being said, I get paid for 37 hours last week!!!! Yippee!! That's probably one of the best weeks I've had since I came back from the airlines. Of course, it did require me to work 6 days and many of them over 10 hours, but I am thankful that I was able to get it in. Well, hope everyone has a wonderful week and hopefully these thunderstorms will clear out and I'll be able to have another good week!

Katy's Wedding

2008-10-27T20:08:00.001-05:00

It has been a busy couple of weeks. We've been trying to get everything organized. We both had so much stuff to try to fit into the house that I already had full. Needless to say, we're having a garage sale to get rid of a lot of it!!!

On Saturday, one of my really good friends, Katy, got married. I worked with her at the bank and she was a bridesmaid in my wedding. It was a beautiful wedding, especially the bride. We both had the same photographer and florist, yet our weddings were completely different. Here are a few pictures from her wedding.

Katy coming down the aisle

The whole wedding party

Sand Ceremony

The kiss

Katy and I

They weren't very nice with the cake

Leaving for the honeymoon

Not Much Happening

2008-10-12T15:38:00.000-05:00

Well, it's been a week since I've posted, but there really hasn't been too much exciting happening in our lives. Most of you may not know Wyatt had shoulder surgery on the 24th of September. About 5 years ago, he dislocated it and has had trouble with it coming out since. For example, one night he woke up and was in a lot of pain. Apparantly, he had slept on it wrong and that caused his shoulder to come out of socket. He had to slowly work it back in but it took him awhile. So, he decided to go ahead and have them tighten the ligaments and get it fixed before it comes out while he's flying or something. Well, his first day back to work was Tuesday. He got pretty spoilt to being lazy and watching movies all day. Needless to say, I was a little jealous - not of the one armedness, but the being lazy! It was kind of funny... the day after his surgery, he got up and started cooking french toast 'cause it sounded really good. I told him maybe he shouldn've had surgery a long time ago if it meant him cooking breakfast! Really though, he is doing well. He still has to wear the sling when he's out and about, but can leave it off while he's at home and has very limited movements of his arm. There's one guy at church who made up a couple of stories to explain the sling. His favorite is that while we were on our honeymoon, a shark bit off Wyatt's arm. The shark had to be gutted to retreive his arm and then have it reattached while we were in Mexico so it would be cheap! It's not very believable, but it's pretty funny.

Like I said, there hasn't been a lot going on. We've both just been working and trying to get the house organized. Since I've lived in the house by myself for so long, I've pretty much taken over all the closets and have more stuff than I remember ever getting. Of course, I have to thank my mom for some of it!!! In my defense, the house was built in the 50's, so the closets are, what's the word... TINY! Now that Wyatt needs room for his stuff, we're trying to figure out how to organize everything so we can both have what we need. I've joked about just turning the guest bedroom into a huge closet, but he didn't think that would be a good idea. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. We both need to go through all of our stuff and get rid of a lot, so that'll help too. Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Getting Started....

2008-10-04T20:49:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone.... I'm trying to get our blog up and going, so please bear with me. Hopefully over the next few days I can get it figured out enough to start posting stuff. If anyone has any tips, I could definitly use them!!

The Wagner's

Trying to Catch Up : 1, 2, & 3 months

40/1, 2, & 3 Weeks

Wyndon's Arrival

39 Weeks

He's Here!

Friend Shower

Church Shower

38 Weeks - Full Term!

37 Weeks

36 Weeks - Only 4ish Weeks Left!!!

35 Weeks

34 Weeks

~Before (Office) & After (Nursery)~

33 Weeks

32 Weeks

31 Weeks

I Survived the Vampire! (30 Weeks)

29 Weeks

28 Weeks

27 Weeks & End of the Second Trimester

26 Weeks

25 Weeks & *Fabric Samples*

24 Weeks & 50th Birthday

Airplanes & Nursery Sneak Peak

23 Weeks

22 Weeks ~ A Little Late...

21 Weeks

Weekend Recap

20 weeks ~ Half Way!

WJW

19 weeks

18 Weeks

17 Weeks

16 Weeks

A Shovel, Hoe, & Snow Saucer

15 Weeks

'Active Little Beast' (14 Weeks)

13 Weeks & Advice Needed

12 Weeks

We gave her a prune for Christmas...

It's been a while....

Beenie's Wedding

2 Months?!?

Where Did March Go?

Jean Dilemma

Cube Cuteness

Thanksgiving & Christmas

Update & More Jewelry

Memphis

Art & Jewelry

A Birthday and Cake, but not birthday cake!

Our 1 Year Anniversary!

What we've been "UP" to...

4th of July

New Car

Not so "Flying" Car

My frog?

March Snow!!

Six months 'til we get to eat cake!

Girl's Day

Valentines Day

A year... already?

New Decorations

Mom's Surprise!!!

Dallas Aviation Expo

Christmas Time!!!

My baby is home!

Katy's Wedding

Not Much Happening

Getting Started....

25 Weeks & Fabric Samples